Entities

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

entity_id
{'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
canonical_name
{'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
greek_name
{'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
tradition
{'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
entity_class
{'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
entity_type
{'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (894 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Broader functional category (146 values — recommended for filtering)'}
primary_domains
{'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
evidence_confidence
{'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
chthonic_flag
{'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
serpent_flag
{'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
short_note
{'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}

5 rows where entity_class = "abstraction" and tradition = "Greek"

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Suggested facets: entity_type, category, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score

tradition 1

  • Greek · 5 ✖

entity_class 1

  • abstraction · 5 ✖
entity_id ▼ canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_ACESO Aceso   Greek Healing goddess/personification Healing Figure healing process; cure; recovery   Asclepian   B candidate_verified_name Greek healing cult figure 1 0 0 Healing figure associated with the process of cure. abstraction
ENT_GRK_PYTHAGOREAN_NUMBERS Pythagorean Number Mysticism   Greek Sacred-number doctrine Greek number metaphysics ['cosmic order', 'number', 'harmony', 'divine principle']   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Pythagorean doctrine that numbers are the divine archai (first principles) of reality ('all is number'); the tetractys as a sacred figure and the special sanctity of particular numbers, founding the Western tradition of sacred arithmetic. Pythagoras fl. c. 530 BCE. abstraction
ENT_IASO Iaso   Greek Healing goddess/personification Healing Figure recovery; healing; remedy   Asclepian   B candidate_verified_name Greek healing cult figure 1 0 0 Healing figure associated with recovery. abstraction
ENT_PANACEA Panacea   Greek Healing goddess/personification Healing Figure universal remedy; healing; Asclepian cult   Asclepian   A candidate_verified_name Greek healing cult figure 1 0 0 Healing figure associated with universal cure. abstraction
ENT_PLUTUS Plutus   Greek God/personification Fertility Deity wealth; agrarian abundance wealth;earth Greek world Archaic-Classical/Roman reception A candidate_verified_name Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity. 5 0 0 Seed entity included for local, imported, rustic, mystery, or apotheosis comparanda. abstraction

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CREATE TABLE "entities" (
   [entity_id] TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   [canonical_name] TEXT,
   [greek_name] TEXT,
   [tradition] TEXT,
   [entity_type] TEXT,
   [category] TEXT,
   [primary_domains] TEXT,
   [tags] TEXT,
   [cult_scope] TEXT,
   [primary_period] TEXT,
   [evidence_confidence] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   [inclusion_basis] TEXT,
   [earth_association_score] INTEGER,
   [chthonic_flag] INTEGER,
   [serpent_flag] INTEGER,
   [short_note] TEXT,
   [entity_class] TEXT REFERENCES [entity_class]([class_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entities_entity_class]
    ON [entities] ([entity_class]);