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 = "Mesopotamian"

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tradition 1

  • Mesopotamian · 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_MES_ANUNNAKI Anunnaki   Mesopotamian Deity collective Divine Collective great gods; underworld gods; divine assembly   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian divine collective 3 1 0 Collective of major deities, sometimes especially underworld gods. collective
ENT_MES_APKALLU Apkallu   Mesopotamian Sage collective Human Figure wisdom; antediluvian sages; ritual knowledge; craft   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian sage collective 2 0 0 Semi-divine sages associated with wisdom and civilizing knowledge. collective
ENT_MES_GALLA Galla   Mesopotamian Demon collective Underworld Demon underworld; seizure; death; demons   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian demon collective 5 1 0 Underworld demons associated with seizing victims. collective
ENT_MES_IGIGI Igigi   Mesopotamian Deity collective Divine Collective younger gods; divine labor; heaven gods   Akkadian/Babylonian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian divine collective 1 0 0 Collective of gods often contrasted with the Anunnaki. collective
ENT_MES_SEBITTI Sebitti   Mesopotamian Deity collective The Seven the seven warrior-gods; the weapons of Erra; the Pleiades   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name The Seven warrior-gods 0 0 0 The Sebitti, the seven warrior-gods born of Anu, weapons of Erra, identified with the Pleiades. 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]);