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'}

4 rows where entity_class = "collective" and tradition = "UFO Religion"

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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_UFO_COUNCIL_NINE The Council of Nine ("the Nine" / "Tom")   UFO Religion collective channeled-beings cosmic governance; channeled wisdom; creation oversight   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Nine cosmic beings (spokesman 'Tom') channeled through the Andrija Puharich circle from the 1950s onward; influential across the channeling milieu and sincerely received as higher intelligences. Modeled neutrally as beliefs held within the tradition. collective
ENT_UFO_ELOHIM The Raelian Elohim   UFO Religion collective extraterrestrial-creators creation of humanity by genetic engineering; future return   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The extraterrestrial creators of the active Raelian movement, held to have engineered humanity in their laboratories; 'Elohim' read as 'those who came from the sky.' Core sincerely-held belief of practicing Raelians. NOTE homonym: distinct from Hebrew/Jewish/LDS Elohim (ENT_ISR_BENE_ELOHIM / ENT_JM_ELOHIM_RANK / ENT_LDS_ELOHIM). collective
ENT_UFO_PANTHEON The Powers of the UFO Religions (collective)   UFO Religion collective pantheon-hub extraterrestrial salvation; cosmic guidance; creation   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Hub collective grouping the benevolent extraterrestrial powers venerated or believed-in across practiced UFO religions (Raelism, Heaven's Gate, the contactee/channeling milieu). Modeled neutrally as the beings sincerely held to exist within these traditions. collective
ENT_UFO_SPACE_BROTHERS The Space Brothers   UFO Religion collective extraterrestrial-beings benevolent guidance; cosmic warning; uplift of humanity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The benevolent, spiritually advanced extraterrestrials of the 1950s contactee movement (Adamski, Van Tassel, etc.); believed by contactees and channelers to deliver messages of peace and warning. Sincerely held within the contactee/channeling milieu. 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]);