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'}

11 rows where entity_class = "angel" and tradition = "Islamic"

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tradition 1

  • Islamic · 11 ✖

entity_class 1

  • angel · 11 ✖
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_ISL_AZRAIL Azrail   Islamic Angel Angelic Being death; soul collection; transition; psychopomp   Islamic   B candidate_verified_name Islamic angelology 4 1 0 Angel of Death figure in later Islamic tradition. angel
ENT_ISL_HARUT Harut   Islamic Angel Angelic Being testing; knowledge; Babylon   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Quranic angel figure 1 0 0 One of the Harut and Marut pair. angel
ENT_ISL_ISRAFIL Israfil   Islamic Angel Angelic Being trumpet; resurrection; apocalypse   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic core angel 0 0 0 Angel associated with the Last Day trumpet. angel
ENT_ISL_JIBRIL Jibril   Islamic Angel Angelic Being revelation; prophecy; divine message   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic core angel 0 0 0 Gabriel in Islamic tradition. angel
ENT_ISL_MALAK_AL_MAWT Malak al-Mawt   Islamic Angel Angelic Being death; soul-taking; transition; psychopomp   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic angel of death 4 1 0 Angel of Death in Islamic tradition. angel
ENT_ISL_MALIK Malik   Islamic Angel Angel of Hell the keeping of Hell (Jahannam)   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Keeper of Hell 0 1 0 Malik, the angel who keeps the Fire (Jahannam), over the guardians of hell. angel
ENT_ISL_MARUT Marut   Islamic Angel Angelic Being testing; knowledge; Babylon   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Quranic angel figure 1 0 0 One of the Harut and Marut pair. angel
ENT_ISL_MIKAIL Mikail   Islamic Angel Angelic Being provision; mercy; natural order   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic core angel 0 0 0 Michael in Islamic tradition. angel
ENT_ISL_MUNKAR Munkar   Islamic Angel Angelic Being grave judgment; interrogation   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic angelology 1 1 0 Angel who questions the dead in the grave. angel
ENT_ISL_NAKIR Nakir   Islamic Angel Angelic Being grave judgment; interrogation   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic angelology 1 1 0 Angel who questions the dead in the grave. angel
ENT_ISL_RIDWAN Ridwan   Islamic Angel Angel of Paradise the keeping of Paradise (Janna)   Islamic   B candidate_verified_name Keeper of Paradise 0 0 0 Ridwan, the angel who keeps the gates of Paradise. angel

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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]);