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 = "collective" and tradition = "Gnostic"

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tradition 1

  • Gnostic · 5 ✖

entity_class 1

  • collective · 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_GNO_AEONS Aeons   Gnostic Divine collective Aeonic Collective emanations; divine powers; pleroma   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge collective 0 0 0 Collective category for divine aeonic emanations. collective
ENT_GNO_ARCHONS Archons   Gnostic Ruler collective Archontic Collective rulers; cosmic powers; planetary governance; constraint   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge collective 3 1 0 Collective of cosmic rulers or archontic powers. collective
ENT_PS_24_INVISIBLES Twenty-four Invisibles   Gnostic Aeonic collective Aeonic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The twenty-four invisible emanations associated with the great Invisible One and the Treasury of the Light in the Pistis Sophia. collective
ENT_PS_FIVE_HELPERS Five Helpers   Gnostic Aeonic collective Aeonic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The five Helpers (parastatai), great powers of the Treasury of the Light in the Pistis Sophia. collective
ENT_PS_RECEIVERS Receivers of the Light   Gnostic Angelic collective Angelic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The receivers (paralemptai) of the Light, the angelic functionaries who take souls from the Virgin of the Light and convey them, whether upward to the Light or back to the sphere of rebirth. 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]);