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'}

4 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "Slavic"

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  • Slavic · 4 ✖

entity_class 1

  • collective · 4 ✖
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_SLAV_FOLK_SPIRITS Slavic Domestic and Nature Spirits   Slavic Collective Spirit collective household; nature; folk belief; tutelary spirits   regional   A candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Collective of lower mythological beings of East-Slavic folk belief (house, water, forest, and field spirits) documented in the ethnographic record. collective
ENT_SLAV_PANTHEON The Slavic Pantheon   Slavic Collective Pantheon pantheon; gods; Slavic religion   regional   A candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Collective grouping the principal deities of the Slavs known from the East-Slavic Primary Chronicle and the West-Slavic temple cults of Arkona, Szczecin, and Rethra. collective
ENT_SLAV_ROZHANITSY The Rozhanitsy   Slavic Collective Fate goddesses birth; fate; destiny; childbirth   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Female birth-and-fate spirits invoked together with Rod, repeatedly condemned in medieval East-Slavic anti-pagan homilies for childbirth offerings. collective
ENT_SSL_VILA Vila   Slavic Collective Collective mountains; waters; woodland; fate   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 South-Slavic nymph-class (vila, pl. vile; Bulgarian samodiva/samovila) — beautiful winged female nature-spirits of mountains, springs and clouds in Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian folklore; distinct from the East-Slavic water-spirit Rusalka. 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]);