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 = "Hermetic/Theurgic"

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  • Hermetic/Theurgic · 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_HER_HECATE_CHALDEAN Hecate (Chaldean)   Hermetic/Theurgic Cosmic soul World-Soul / Power the womb of souls; the mediating Power; Nature   Late antique   A candidate_verified_name Chaldean cosmic soul 0 0 0 The cosmic Hecate of the Chaldean Oracles: the mediating Power between the Fathers and the source of souls. abstraction
ENT_HER_HEIMARMENE Heimarmene   Hermetic/Theurgic Personified fate Cosmic fate destiny; the binding of the soul to the spheres   Hellenistic-Roman   A candidate_verified_name Hermetic fate 0 0 0 Fate (Heimarmene), the rule exercised over the lower cosmos through the seven Governors. abstraction
ENT_HER_PATERNAL_INTELLECT Paternal Intellect   Hermetic/Theurgic Supreme principle The Father the first transcendent Fire; the source of all   Late antique   A candidate_verified_name Chaldean supreme principle 0 0 0 The Father, the first transcendent Intellect (the "Paternal Abyss"/First Fire) of the Chaldean system. abstraction
ENT_HER_THE_ONE The One   Hermetic/Theurgic Supreme principle Supreme Principle unity; source; transcendence; divine simplicity   Hermetic/Neoplatonic   A candidate_verified_name Hermetic/theurgic core entity 0 0 0 Supreme unitary principle in Hermetic and Neoplatonic theological contexts. abstraction
ENT_HER_WORLD_SOUL World Soul   Hermetic/Theurgic Cosmic soul Anima Mundi the animation of the cosmos; the third hypostasis   Late antique   A candidate_verified_name Neoplatonic World Soul 0 0 0 The World Soul, the third Plotinian hypostasis that animates and orders the whole cosmos. 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]);