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 = "Manichaean"

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  • Manichaean · 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_MANICH_ARCHONS Archons   Manichaean Adversarial collective Archontic Collective dark powers; rulers; matter; captivity   Manichaean   A candidate_verified_name Manichaean adversarial collective 4 1 0 Rulers/powers of darkness in Manichaean cosmology. collective
ENT_MANICH_DEMONS Demons   Manichaean Demon collective Demonic Collective darkness; affliction; captivity; evil   Manichaean   A candidate_verified_name Manichaean demonic collective 4 1 0 Demonic beings associated with darkness and captivity. collective
ENT_MANICH_FIVE_DARK_WORLDS Five Worlds of Darkness   Manichaean Adversarial collective Dark elements smoke, fire, wind, water, darkness; the realm of the King of Darkness   Manichaean   A candidate_verified_name Manichaean dark realm 0 1 0 The five dark worlds (smoke, fire, wind, water, darkness) ruled by the King of Darkness. collective
ENT_MANICH_FIVE_SONS Five Sons of Primal Man   Manichaean Light collective Light Being five elements; light; sacrifice; captivity   Manichaean   A candidate_verified_name Manichaean core collective 1 0 0 Five light powers/elements associated with Primal Man. collective
ENT_MANICH_PANTHEON Manichaean Pantheon (Lightworld Hierarchy)   Manichaean Collective Pantheon Cosmological hierarchy of the Realm of Light: the Father of Greatness and the successive Evocations deployed in the cosmic drama of the mixing and rescue of Light.   devotional   A candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Connectivity hub for the Manichaean cohort; a structural collective node grouping the Lightworld emanations described in the Kephalaia and Psalm-Book, not an attested cult-figure. Prefix ENT_MANICH_ matches the existing tradition roster (distinct from Mandaean ENT_MAN_). 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]);