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 = "Valentinian"

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tradition 1

  • Valentinian · 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_VAL_HOROS Horos   Valentinian Boundary principle Aeon limit; boundary; stabilization; restoration   Valentinian   A candidate_verified_name Valentinian core entity 0 0 0 Limit/boundary principle that stabilizes the Pleroma. abstraction
ENT_VAL_HYLIC Hylic   Valentinian Anthropological category Theological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The material (hylic/choic) nature — the lowest class, formed from Achamoth's passions and destined to dissolution. abstraction
ENT_VAL_PNEUMATIC Pneumatic   Valentinian Anthropological category Theological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The spiritual (pneumatic) nature — the highest of the three Valentinian classes of humanity, kin to the Pleroma. Both schools agreed the pneumatic is saved; they differed on whether it is saved by nature (Eastern) or must be formed by knowledge. abstraction
ENT_VAL_PSYCHIC Psychic   Valentinian Anthropological category Theological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The psychic (soul) nature — the middle class, possessing free will. The Western (Italic) school made the psychics the central target of salvation, saved by faith and works; the Eastern school subordinated them to the spiritual. abstraction
ENT_VAL_STAUROS Stauros   Valentinian Boundary/cross principle Aeon cross; boundary; separation; restoration   Valentinian   B needs_review Valentinian theological entity 0 0 0 Cross/boundary figure sometimes associated with Horos. 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]);