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'}

8 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Sethian"

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  • Sethian · 8 ✖

entity_class 1

  • collective · 8 ✖
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_SET_72_ANGELS Seventy-two Angels   Sethian Angel collective Angel collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The seventy-two angels who, with their powers, craft the parts of the psychic body of Adam in the long recension of the Apocryphon of John (drawn from the Book of Zoroaster). collective
ENT_SET_FIVE_CHAOS Five over the Chaos   Sethian Archontic collective Archontic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The five authorities set over the chaos of the underworld, beneath the seven heavenly kings, in the Apocryphon of John (BG 41). collective
ENT_SET_FOUR_DEMONS Four Demons of the Passions   Sethian Demon collective Demon collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The four chief demons who rule the passions in the material body in the long recension of the Apocryphon of John. collective
ENT_SET_FOUR_LUMINARIES Four Luminaries   Sethian Aeonic collective Aeonic Collective luminaries; aeonic realms; heavenly order   Sethian   A candidate_verified_name Sethian aeonic collective 0 0 0 Collective of four Sethian luminaries. collective
ENT_SET_REPENTANT_SOULS Souls of the Repentant   Sethian Elect collective Elect collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The souls who came to knowledge late but repented, placed in the fourth luminary Eleleth in the Apocryphon of John. collective
ENT_SET_SEED_OF_SETH Seed of Seth   Sethian Elect collective Ritual Collective elect; immovable race; spiritual lineage   Sethian   A candidate_verified_name Sethian collective 1 0 0 Collective of the spiritual/elect lineage in Sethian texts. collective
ENT_SET_SEVEN_KINGS Seven Kings of the Heavens   Sethian Archontic collective Archontic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The seven archontic kings Yaldabaoth sets over the seven heavens (the planetary spheres) in the Apocryphon of John. collective
ENT_SET_TWELVE_AUTHORITIES Twelve Authorities   Sethian Archontic collective Archontic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The twelve authorities (exousiai) Yaldabaoth begets to rule the cosmos in the Apocryphon of John: seven kings over the heavens and five over the chaos of the underworld. 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]);