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'}

10 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Germanic/Norse"

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

tradition 1

  • Germanic/Norse · 10 ✖

entity_class 1

  • collective · 10 ✖
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_NORF_DISIR Disir   Germanic/Norse Collective Collective female protective/ancestral spirits; fate; cult (disablot)   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Collective of female numinous beings (ancestral/tutelary goddesses of fate and protection) honoured at the disablot and the disting; overlapping with the norns, valkyrjur and the kynfylgja. Attested in eddic and skaldic verse and saga (e.g. the spadisir of Thidrandi). Added as collective; no disir entity previously existed. collective
ENT_NORF_FOLK_BEINGS Norse Folkloric Supernatural Beings   Germanic/Norse Collective Collective folklore; vernacular religion; supernatural classes   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Editorial hub collective for the lesser supernatural classes of Norse/Scandinavian folklore (draugr, landvaettir, fylgja, disir, huldra, nisse/tomte, mara, nokk, troll), as distinct from the eddic gods and the jotnar/dvergar/valkyrjur of the high mythology. Attested across saga literature and later Scandinavian folk tradition. collective
ENT_NORF_LANDVAETTIR Landvaettir   Germanic/Norse Collective Collective land-spirits; guardians of place; luck of the land   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The protective spirits of the land, attested in Landnamabok and the Ulfljotr law (ships must remove dragon-heads on approach lest they frighten the landvaettir) and in Egils saga (the nidstong/scorn-pole). Tutelary guardians of districts and farms. collective
ENT_NOR_AESIR Aesir   Germanic/Norse Divine collective Divine Collective gods; sovereignty; war; divine society   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse divine collective 1 0 0 Major Norse divine family/collective. collective
ENT_NOR_DWARVES Dwarves   Germanic/Norse Craft being collective Craft Deity craft; metalwork; underground; magical objects   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse craft beings 5 1 0 Subterranean craft beings associated with metalwork and magical objects. collective
ENT_NOR_EINHERJAR Einherjar   Germanic/Norse Collective The honoured dead the slain warriors of Valhalla; the host of Ragnarok   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Grimnismal; Gylfaginning 0 0 0 The chosen slain who feast and fight daily in Valhalla, kept by Odin to fight at Ragnarok. collective
ENT_NOR_JOTNAR Jötnar   Germanic/Norse Giant/adversarial collective Giant giants; wilderness; chaos; primordial powers   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse giant collective 4 1 0 Giant/otherworldly beings often opposed to gods but also ancestrally linked. collective
ENT_NOR_NORNS Norns   Germanic/Norse Fate collective Fate Deity fate; destiny; time; weaving   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse fate collective 1 0 0 Female fate beings associated with destiny. collective
ENT_NOR_VALKYRIES Valkyries   Germanic/Norse Female spirit collective War Spirit battle; slain; selection of dead; Odin; psychopomp   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse war/death spirits 2 1 0 Female figures associated with battle and choosing the slain. collective
ENT_NOR_VANIR Vanir   Germanic/Norse Divine collective Divine Collective fertility; prosperity; peace; divine family   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse divine collective 3 0 0 Norse divine family/collective associated with fertility and prosperity. collective

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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]);