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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 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.

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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'}

14 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Islamic"

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  • Islamic · 14 ✖

entity_class 1

  • collective · 14 ✖
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_FOUR_IMAMS The Four Imams of the Sunni Schools of Law   Islamic Collective Jurist-founders collective eponymous founders of the four Sunni madhhabs: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 Sunni Islam recognizes four orthodox schools of law, each named for a jurist of the 8th-9th centuries CE whose legal methodology it codified. collective
ENT_ISL_HAMALAT_ARSH Hamalat al-Arsh   Islamic Angelic collective Bearers of the Throne the bearing of the divine Throne; praise   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name The Throne-bearers 0 0 0 The Bearers of the Throne, the angels who carry the Throne of God and glorify him. collective
ENT_ISL_JINN Jinn   Islamic Spirit collective Spirit Collective spirits; free will; hidden beings   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic spirit collective 2 0 0 Created from smokeless fire. collective
ENT_ISL_JINN_CLASSES The Classes of the Jinn   Islamic Spirit collective Spirit collective jinn taxonomy; classification of hidden beings   folk   C candidate_verified_name Abrahamic folk supernatural beings (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 A grouping node for the ranked classes of jinn enumerated in classical Islamic lore (al-Jahiz, al-Damiri) — jinni, shaytan, ifrit, marid, ghul, si'lat and others; the roster and hierarchy differ between authors and are not Quranically fixed. collective
ENT_ISL_KIRAMAN_KATIBIN Kiraman Katibin   Islamic Recording angel collective Angelic Collective recording deeds; judgment; moral accounting   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic angelic collective 0 0 0 Honorable recording angels who record deeds. collective
ENT_ISL_PROPHETS The Prophets of Islam (Anbiya)   Islamic Collective Islamic prophetic collective the line of prophets and messengers; revelation; pure monotheism (tawhid)   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 The collective of prophets named in the Qur'an, from Adam to Muhammad, sent to guide humanity to the worship of the one God. collective
ENT_ISL_RASHIDUN The Rashidun — the Rightly-Guided Caliphs   Islamic Collective Islamic companion the first four caliphs; rightly-guided succession; the early Islamic state   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The first four caliphs of Islam — Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali — regarded in Sunni tradition as the 'Rightly-Guided' successors of the Prophet (632-661 CE). collective
ENT_ISL_SAHABA The Sahaba — Companions of the Prophet   Islamic Collective Islamic companion companions of the Prophet; the first generation of Muslims; transmitters of the faith   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The companions who knew, accompanied, or saw the Prophet Muhammad and embraced Islam, forming the first generation of Muslims and the chain of transmission for the faith. collective
ENT_ISL_SHAYATIN Shayatin   Islamic Adversarial collective Adversarial Being temptation; deception; demonic influence   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic adversarial collective 3 1 0 Demonic or adversarial spirits. collective
ENT_ISL_TEN_PROMISED The Ten Promised Paradise (al-Ashara al-Mubashshara)   Islamic Collective Islamic companion ten companions promised paradise; elite companions   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The ten companions whom the Prophet reportedly named as assured of paradise during their lifetimes, including Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. collective
ENT_ISL_ULU_AL_AZM Ulu al-Azm   Islamic Collective Islamic prophetic collective the five arch-prophets of firm resolve, each bringing a major scripture/law   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 Ulu al-Azm ('those of firm resolve') are the five greatest messengers in Islam: Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa, and Muhammad. collective
ENT_ISL_UMMAHAT Ummahat al-Mu'minin — the Mothers of the Believers   Islamic Collective Islamic companion wives of the Prophet; mothers of the believers   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The wives of the Prophet Muhammad, given this honorific title in the Qur'an (33:6). collective
ENT_ISL_YAJUJ_MAJUJ Ya'juj and Ma'juj   Islamic Eschatological collective Monster apocalypse; destructive peoples; barrier; end times   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic eschatological collective 4 1 0 Gog and Magog eschatological peoples. collective
ENT_ISL_ZABANIYA Zabaniya   Islamic Angelic collective Guardians of Hell the punishment of the damned   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name The wardens of Hell 0 1 0 The Zabaniya, the stern angels who guard and punish in Hell; the Nineteen over the Fire. 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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