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'}

4 rows where entity_class = "abstraction" and tradition = "Latter-day Saint"

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  • abstraction · 4 ✖
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_LDS_COUNCIL_HEAVEN Council in Heaven   Latter-day Saint Cosmological process Mythic process/category premortal divine council on the plan of salvation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Premortal council where the Father presented the plan of salvation; Jesus and Lucifer offered competing roles, leading to the War in Heaven (Book of Abraham 3; Book of Moses 4; Givens). abstraction
ENT_LDS_EXALTATION Exaltation (Theosis)   Latter-day Saint Soteriological process/category Soteriological process/category becoming gods; eternal increase in the Celestial Kingdom   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Doctrine of exaltation/divinization: faithful Saints may attain godhood and eternal family increase (Lorenzo Snow couplet; D&C 132; Givens, Wrestling the Angel). LDS form of theosis. abstraction
ENT_LDS_PLAN_SALVATION Plan of Salvation   Latter-day Saint Doctrine Soteriological/devotional category the divine plan of premortal, mortal, and postmortal progression   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The overarching LDS doctrinal framework presented at the Council in Heaven, encompassing premortal life, mortality, and the degrees of glory (Givens; Book of Abraham 3). abstraction
ENT_LDS_PREMORTAL_SPIRITS Premortal Spirit Existence (Pre-existence)   Latter-day Saint Cosmological category Cosmological realm premortal life of spirits as God's children before birth   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Doctrine of premortal existence: all humans lived as spirit children of Heavenly Parents before mortal birth (Givens; Book of Abraham 3; D&C 93:29). 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]);