deitydb: entities: 45 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Greek"

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'}

45 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Greek"

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entity_id ▼	canonical_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_ANEMOI	Anemoi	Greek	Wind gods collective	Wind Spirit	winds; weather; directions; seasonal forces		Pan-Hellenic/mythic		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek wind-god collective	0	0	0	Collective of Greek wind gods.	collective
ENT_AURAE	Aurae	Greek	Nymph collective	Wind Spirit	breezes	nymph;collective;air	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_CABEIRI	Cabeiri	Greek	Mystery gods collective	Mystery Deity	initiation; protection; craft mystery	mystery;local cult	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	A	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	3	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_CHARITES	Charites	Greek	Goddess collective	Grace Deity	grace; beauty; festivity	collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	A	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	0	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_CORYCIAN_NYMPHS	Corycian Nymphs	Greek	Nymph collective	Cave Spirit	cave nymphs	nymph;collective;cave	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_CRENAIAE	Crenaiae	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	wells; fountains	nymph;collective;freshwater	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_CURETES	Curetes	Greek	Ritual daimon collective	Protective Being	ecstatic dance; protection; infancy of Zeus; mountain rites		Cretan/Greek		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek ritual collective	4	0	0	Ritual attendants/protectors associated with Zeus and ecstatic dance.	collective
ENT_CYCLOPES_CRAFTSMEN	Cyclopes Craftsmen	Greek	Daimon/giant craftsmen collective	Craft Deity	divine weapons; thunderbolt; smithing; primordial craft		Mythic/theological		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek divine craftsman collective	4	0	0	Cyclopes as divine craftsmen who make thunderbolts and other divine weapons.	collective
ENT_DIOSCURI	Dioscuri	Greek	Hero-gods collective	Deified Mortal	sailors; horsemen; protection	hero cult;apotheosis	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	A	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	0	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_DRYADS	Dryads	Greek	Nymph collective	Tree Spirit	trees; forests	nymph;collective;tree	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_ERINYES	Erinyes	Greek	Goddess collective	Underworld Deity	vengeance; oath punishment	chthonic;collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	A	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	4	1	1	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_EUMENIDES	Eumenides	Greek	Goddess collective	Underworld Deity	appeased Erinyes; justice; purification; civic order		Cultic/chthonic		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek chthonic cult title	5	1	0	Propitiatory cult title of the Erinyes as Kindly Ones.	collective
ENT_GREAT_GODS_SAMOTHRACE	Great Gods of Samothrace	Greek	Mystery gods collective	Mystery Deity	initiation; protection; sea travel; Samothracian mysteries		Samothracian		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek mystery cult collective	3	0	0	Collective divine powers worshipped in the Samothracian mysteries.	collective
ENT_HAMADRYADS	Hamadryads	Greek	Nymph collective	Tree Spirit	oak trees; tree-bound life	nymph;collective;tree	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_HELEIONOMAI	Heleionomai	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	marshes; wetlands	nymph;collective;wetland	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_HESPERIDES	Hesperides	Greek	Nymph collective	Garden Spirit	garden; golden apples	nymph;collective;garden	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_HORAE	Horae	Greek	Goddess collective	Seasonal Deity	seasons; order	collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	3	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_KERES	Keres	Greek	Death spirits collective	Mortality Abstraction	violent death	chthonic;death	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	1	0	Chthonic, underworld, or local cult seed entity.	collective
ENT_KORYBANTES	Korybantes	Greek	Daimon collective	Ecstatic Attendant	ecstatic dance; mother goddess cult	collective;rustic	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_KOURETES	Kouretes	Greek	Daimon collective	Rustic Spirit	armed dance; guardianship	collective;rustic	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_LAMPADES	Lampades	Greek	Underworld nymph collective	Underworld Spirit	torches; underworld	nymph;collective;chthonic	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	1	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_LEIMAKIDES	Leimakides	Greek	Nymph collective	Nymph	meadows	nymph;collective;meadow	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_LIMNADES	Limnades	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	lakes	nymph;collective;lake	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_MAENADS	Maenads	Greek	Nymph/worshipper collective	Dionysian Spirit	Dionysian frenzy	dionysian;collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_MAKHAI	Makhai	Greek	Daimon collective	War Daimon	battles; combats; conflict		Mythic/poetic		B	candidate_verified_name	Greek martial daimon collective	1	0	0	Collective personifications of battles or combats.	collective
ENT_MELIAE	Meliae	Greek	Nymph collective	Tree Spirit	ash trees	nymph;collective;tree	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_MORMOLYKEIA	Mormolykeia	Greek	Underworld daimon collective	Dangerous Spirit	frightening spirits; retinue of Hecate	chthonic;collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	1	0	Chthonic, underworld, or local cult seed entity.	collective
ENT_MUSES	Muses	Greek	Goddess collective	Inspiration Deity	poetry; music; memory	collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	A	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	0	0	0	Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.	collective
ENT_MUSES_HELICONIAN	Muses Heliconian	Greek	Nymph/goddess collective	Mountain Spirit	inspiration; Mount Helicon	muses;mountain	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_MYST_ELEUSINIAN	Eleusinian Mysteries (cult hub)	Greek	Initiate order	Initiate order	mystery initiation; Demeter-Kore cult; agrarian-eschatological soteriology		devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Hub collective for the inner cast of the Eleusinian Mysteries near Athens; abundantly attested epigraphically and in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Burkert, Ancient Mystery Cults; Greek Religion).	collective
ENT_MYST_SAMOTHRACIAN	Samothracian Mysteries (cult hub)	Greek	Initiate order	Initiate order	mystery initiation; Great Gods/Cabiric cult; protection at sea		devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Hub collective for the cult of the Great Gods (Theoi Megaloi) on Samothrace, paired with the existing Great Gods / Cabeiri entities (Cole, Theoi Megaloi; Burkert, Ancient Mystery Cults).	collective
ENT_NAIADS	Naiads	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	springs; fountains; freshwater	nymph;collective;freshwater	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_NAPAEAE	Napaeae	Greek	Nymph collective	Nymph	valleys	nymph;collective;valley	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_NEPHELAE	Nephelae	Greek	Nymph collective	Wind Spirit	clouds	nymph;collective;cloud	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_NEREIDS	Nereids	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	sea nymphs	nymph;collective;sea	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_NOSOI	Nosoi	Greek	Daimon collective	Disease Daimon	diseases; illness; affliction; plague		Mythic/poetic		B	candidate_verified_name	Greek disease daimon collective	3	0	0	Collective personifications of diseases or illnesses.	collective
ENT_NYMPHS	Nymphs	Greek	Nymph collective	Nymph	springs; mountains; trees; caves; local nature		Pan-Hellenic/local		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek nature spirit collective	5	0	0	Collective class of female nature spirits tied to springs, trees, caves, mountains, and places.	collective
ENT_OCEANIDS	Oceanids	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	freshwater; clouds; rain	nymph;collective;water	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_ONEIROI	Oneiroi	Greek	Daimon collective	Dream Spirit	dreams	dream;chthonic	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	B	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	1	0	Chthonic, underworld, or local cult seed entity.	collective
ENT_OREADS	Oreads	Greek	Nymph collective	Mountain Spirit	mountains	nymph;collective;mountain	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	5	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_PEGAEAE	Pegaeae	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	springs	nymph;collective;freshwater	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_POINAI	Poinai	Greek	Daimon collective	Avenging Daimon	punishment; retribution; blood-guilt; vengeance		Mythic/poetic		B	candidate_verified_name	Greek retributive daimon collective	4	1	0	Personified punishments or penalties, often linked with vengeance and blood-guilt.	collective
ENT_POTAMEIDES	Potameides	Greek	Nymph collective	Water Spirit	rivers	nymph;collective;freshwater	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	collective
ENT_SATYRS	Satyrs	Greek	Daimon collective	Rustic Spirit	wild nature; sexuality; wine; Dionysian retinue		Mythic/cultic		A	candidate_verified_name	Greek rustic spirit collective	4	0	0	Rustic daimones associated with wildness, sexuality, and Dionysus.	collective
ENT_THYIADS	Thyiads	Greek	Nymph/worshipper collective	Dionysian Spirit	Dionysian ecstasy	dionysian;collective	Greek world	Archaic-Classical/Roman reception	C	candidate_verified_name	Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.	2	0	0	Nymph/nature-spirit entry; many are literary, local, or collective categories rather than universal cult deities.	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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45 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Greek"

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