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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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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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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]);
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