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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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 = "Roman"

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Suggested facets: category, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag

tradition 1

  • Roman · 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_ROM_EASTERN_CULTS Eastern Cults of Roman Religion   Roman collective / cult grouping cult grouping Eastern mystery and solar cults   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 NEW HUB (collective). Grouping for the Near-Eastern mystery and solar deities that entered the Roman empire in Roman civic/military dress during the imperial period (1st-4th c. CE): Jupiter Dolichenus, the Heliopolitan triad, Dea Syria, Dea Caelestis, and Sol Invictus Elagabal. Not a single attested deity but an analytic cult-cluster following Beard/North/Price's treatment of the 'oriental cults'; created to wire these interpretatio-heavy figures together. collective
ENT_ROM_INDIGITAMENTA The Indigitamenta   Roman Divine collective Minor functional deities the lists of specialized minor gods invoked for single acts/moments   priestly   A candidate_verified_name Varro via Augustine 2 0 0 The pontifical lists of minor "naming" gods, each presiding over one precise act, moment, or stage of life or agriculture; recorded by Varro and preserved (mockingly) by the Church Fathers. collective
ENT_ROM_LARES Lares   Roman Household spirit collective Protective Deity household; ancestors; crossroads; protection   Roman   A candidate_verified_name Roman household spirits 3 1 0 Roman protective household and local spirits. collective
ENT_ROM_MANES Manes   Roman Dead/ancestral collective Ancestral Collective dead; ancestors; underworld; family rites   Roman   A candidate_verified_name Roman ancestral dead collective 5 1 0 Roman spirits of the dead or ancestral dead. collective
ENT_ROM_PENATES Penates   Roman Household deity collective Protective Deity household stores; family; domestic protection; state continuity   Roman   A candidate_verified_name Roman household deities 3 0 0 Roman household gods associated with stores and domestic continuity. 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]);