Entities
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'}
14 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Islamic"
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| 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]);