Entities
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'}
42 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Celtic/Irish"
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| 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 |
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| ENT_CEL_AENGUS | Aengus | Celtic/Irish | Love/youth god | Love Deity | love; youth; beauty; dreams | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 1 | 0 | 0 | Irish god associated with love, youth, and poetic beauty. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_AINE | Áine | Celtic/Irish | Goddess | Provincial goddess | summer; sovereignty; sun; wealth | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Metrical Dindshenchas | 3 | 0 | 0 | Goddess of summer, sovereignty, and prosperity, of Cnoc Áine in Munster. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_BADB | Badb | Celtic/Irish | War goddess | The Morrígna | war; the battle-crow; prophecy of slaughter | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 1 | 0 | 0 | War-goddess, the "battle-crow," one of the Morrígna; daughter of Ernmas. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_BANBA | Banba | Celtic/Irish | Sovereignty goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | the sovereignty of Ireland | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Lebor Gabála Érenn | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sovereignty goddess and poetic name for Ireland; daughter of Ernmas, wife of Mac Cuill. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_BOANN | Boann | Celtic/Irish | River goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | the River Boyne; cattle; inspiration | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Metrical Dindshenchas | 3 | 0 | 0 | Goddess of the River Boyne; consort of the Dagda and mother of Aengus; wife of Elcmar/Nechtan. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_BODBDERG | Bodb Derg | Celtic/Irish | God | Tuatha Dé Danann | kingship of the síde | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Children of Lir | 1 | 0 | 0 | Son of the Dagda, elected King of the Tuatha Dé Danann after their defeat; a síd-lord. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_BRES | Bres | Celtic/Irish | God-king | Tuatha Dé / Fomorian | sovereignty (unjust); agriculture | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 2 | 0 | 0 | Half-Fomorian king of the Tuatha Dé, son of Elatha and Ériu, husband of Brigid; his miserly rule triggers the Second Battle. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_BRIAN | Brian | Celtic/Irish | God | Sons of Tuireann | craft; the heroic quest | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eldest of the three sons of Tuireann who slay Cían and perform the great quest for Lugh's blood-fine. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_CERMAIT | Cermait | Celtic/Irish | God | Tuatha Dé Danann | eloquence | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Lebor Gabála Érenn | 0 | 0 | 0 | Son of the Dagda; father of the three last Tuatha Dé kings (Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht, Mac Gréine). | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_CIAN | Cían | Celtic/Irish | God | Tuatha Dé Danann | (father of Lugh) | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 0 | 0 | 0 | Son of Dian Cécht; father of Lugh by Ethniu; slain by the sons of Tuireann. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_CLIODHNA | Clíodhna | Celtic/Irish | Goddess | Provincial goddess | the Otherworld; sovereignty; the sea-wave | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Metrical Dindshenchas | 2 | 0 | 0 | A Munster Otherworld and sovereignty goddess; the "wave of Clíodhna" at Glandore. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_CREDNE | Credne | Celtic/Irish | Craft god | The three craft-gods | metalworking; bronze; fittings | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 2 | 0 | 0 | The bronze-worker (cerd) of the Tuatha Dé Danann, one of the three craft-gods with Goibniu and Luchta. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_DAGDA | Dagda | Celtic/Irish | High god | High Deity | abundance; kingship; magic; cauldron; club | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 4 | 0 | 0 | Major Irish god associated with abundance, kingship, and magical power. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_DANU | Danu | Celtic/Irish | Mother goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | ancestral motherhood; the divine race | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Lebor Gabála Érenn | 2 | 0 | 0 | The ancestral mother-goddess (Danu/Anu) from whom the Tuatha Dé Danann ("People of the goddess Danu") take their name. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_DIANCECHT | Dian Cécht | Celtic/Irish | Healing god | Healing Figure | healing; medicine; restoration | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic healing deity | 1 | 0 | 0 | Irish healing god of the Tuatha Dé Danann. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_DONN | Donn | Celtic/Irish | God of the dead | Tuatha Dé Danann (Milesian) | death; the assembly of the dead | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Metrical Dindshenchas | 2 | 1 | 0 | God of the dead, the first Milesian to die, who rules Tech Duinn ("the House of Donn"), the gathering-place of the dead. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_ELCMAR | Elcmar | Celtic/Irish | God | Tuatha Dé Danann | the Brú na Bóinne | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Tochmarc Étaíne | 1 | 1 | 0 | Síd-lord of Brú na Bóinne, husband/guardian of Boann, displaced from the Brú by Aengus. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_ERIU | Ériu | Celtic/Irish | Sovereignty goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | the sovereignty of Ireland | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Lebor Gabála Érenn | 3 | 0 | 0 | Eponymous sovereignty goddess of Ireland (Éire); daughter of Ernmas, wife of Mac Gréine; mother of Bres by Elatha. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_ERNMAS | Ernmas | Celtic/Irish | Mother goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | ancestral motherhood | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Lebor Gabála Érenn | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mother-goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann; mother of the Morrígna (Badb, Macha, Morrígan) and of Ériu, Banba, and Fódla. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_ETAIN | Étaín | Celtic/Irish | Goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | the Otherworld; sovereignty; (a sun-radiance) | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Tochmarc Étaíne | 1 | 0 | 0 | Otherworld woman, possibly a euhemerised sun/sovereignty goddess; heroine of the Wooing of Étaín, wife of Midir. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_ETHNIU | Ethniu | Celtic/Irish | Goddess | Fomorian / Tuatha Dé | (mother of Lugh) | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 0 | 0 | 0 | Daughter of Balor and Cethlenn; mother of Lugh by Cían — the union that bridges Fomorians and Tuatha Dé. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_FAND | Fand | Celtic/Irish | Goddess | Otherworld | the sea; the Otherworld | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Serglige Con Culainn | 2 | 0 | 0 | Otherworld/sea-goddess, wife of Manannán mac Lir, who loves Cú Chulainn in the Wasting Sickness. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_FLIDAIS | Flidais | Celtic/Irish | Goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | cattle; abundance; the hunt | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Metrical Dindshenchas | 3 | 0 | 0 | Goddess of cattle, wild abundance, and the hunt; mother of Fand in some texts. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_FODLA | Fódla | Celtic/Irish | Sovereignty goddess | Tuatha Dé Danann | the sovereignty of Ireland | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Lebor Gabála Érenn | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sovereignty goddess and poetic name for Ireland; daughter of Ernmas, wife of Mac Cecht. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_GOIBNIU | Goibniu | Celtic/Irish | Smith god | Craft Deity | smithcraft; metalwork; feast; immortality | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic craft deity | 4 | 0 | 0 | Irish divine smith associated with metalwork and magical feasting. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_IUCHAR | Iuchar | Celtic/Irish | God | Sons of Tuireann | the heroic quest | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann | 0 | 0 | 0 | One of the three sons of Tuireann, brother of Brian and Iucharba. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_IUCHARBA | Iucharba | Celtic/Irish | God | Sons of Tuireann | the heroic quest | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann | 0 | 0 | 0 | One of the three sons of Tuireann, brother of Brian and Iuchar. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_LIR | Lir | Celtic/Irish | Sea god | Tuatha Dé Danann | the sea | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Oidheadh Chlainne Lir | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sea-god and ancestor figure, father of Manannán mac Lir; central to the tale of the Children of Lir. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_LUCHTA | Luchta | Celtic/Irish | Craft god | The three craft-gods | carpentry; shields and spear-shafts | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 2 | 0 | 0 | The wright/carpenter of the Tuatha Dé Danann, one of the three craft-gods who armed the host at Mag Tuired. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_LUGH | Lugh | Celtic/Irish | Skill/sovereignty god | Craft Deity | skill; sovereignty; craft; kingship; light | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 2 | 0 | 0 | Irish god associated with skill, kingship, and mastery of arts. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_MACHA | Macha | Celtic/Irish | War goddess | The Morrígna | war; sovereignty; horses; the land of Ulster | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired; Dindshenchas | 2 | 0 | 0 | War and sovereignty goddess bound to Ulster kingship; one of the Morrígna, daughter of Ernmas. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_MANANNAN | Manannán mac Lir | Celtic/Irish | Sea/otherworld god | Sea Deity | sea; otherworld; magic; liminality; protection | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 2 | 0 | 0 | Irish sea and otherworld deity. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_MIDIR | Midir | Celtic/Irish | God | Tuatha Dé Danann | the Otherworld; the síd of Brí Léith | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Tochmarc Étaíne | 1 | 1 | 0 | Son of the Dagda, lord of the síd of Brí Léith; husband of Fúamnach and lover of Étaín. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_MORRIGAN | Morrígan | Celtic/Irish | War/sovereignty goddess | War Deity | war; sovereignty; prophecy; death; battle | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 4 | 1 | 0 | Irish war and sovereignty goddess associated with battle and death. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_NEIT | Néit | Celtic/Irish | War god | Tuatha Dé / Fomorian | war | mythological | B | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired; Cormac's Glossary | 0 | 0 | 0 | An ancient war-god straddling the Tuatha Dé and Fomorians; grandfather of Balor, consort of Nemain (or Badb). | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_NEMAIN | Nemain | Celtic/Irish | War goddess | The Morrígna | the frenzy and havoc of battle | mythological | A | candidate_verified_name | Cath Maige Tuired | 0 | 0 | 0 | Goddess personifying the frenzy of war; sometimes consort of Néit; counted among the Morrígna. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_NUADA | Nuada | Celtic/Irish | King/war god | War Deity | kingship; battle; silver hand; sovereignty | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 2 | 0 | 0 | King of the Tuatha Dé Danann associated with sovereignty and battle. | deity | |||
| ENT_CEL_OGMA | Ogma | Celtic/Irish | Eloquence/war god | Wisdom Deity | eloquence; writing; strength; ogam | Irish | A | candidate_verified_name | Celtic core deity | 2 | 0 | 0 | Irish god associated with eloquence, strength, and ogam tradition. | deity | |||
| ENT_IRH_CAILLEACH | The Cailleach (Cailleach Béirre) | Celtic/Irish | deity | goddess | winter; land-shaping; sovereignty; old age | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sovereignty/landscape hag-goddess of winter and the Irish/Scottish-Gaelic countryside (Ó hÓgáin). | deity | |||
| ENT_IRH_CARMAN | Carman | Celtic/Irish | deity | goddess | eponymous goddess; the óenach assembly | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fomorian-allied sorceress and eponym of the Carman assembly in Leinster (dindshenchas). | deity | |||
| ENT_IRH_TAILTIU | Tailtiu | Celtic/Irish | deity | goddess | earth/land-clearing; sovereignty; Lughnasa | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Foster-mother of Lugh whose funeral games at Teltown founded the Lughnasa assembly (dindshenchas). | deity | |||
| ENT_IRH_TLACHTGA | Tlachtga | Celtic/Irish | deity | goddess | eponymous goddess; the Hill of Ward; Samhain fire | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Daughter of the druid Mug Ruith, eponym of Tlachtga (Hill of Ward) and its Samhain assembly (dindshenchas). | deity |
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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]);