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'}

3 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Christian"

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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
ENT_CHR_GOD_FATHER God the Father   Christian Divine person The Trinity creation; fatherhood; the Godhead   Christian   A candidate_verified_name First person of the Trinity 0 0 0 God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, creator of all things. deity
ENT_CHR_HOLY_SPIRIT Holy Spirit   Christian Divine person The Trinity sanctification; inspiration; the Paraclete   Christian   A candidate_verified_name Third person of the Trinity 0 0 0 The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, the Paraclete who proceeds from the Father. deity
ENT_JESUS_CHRIST Jesus Christ   Christian Messiah/incarnate Logos Revealer Figure salvation; healing; revelation; incarnation; resurrection   Christian   A candidate_verified_name Christian core figure       Jesus of Nazareth; venerated in Christian theology as the Messiah (Hebrew māšîaḥ, Greek Christos), Son of God, and incarnate Logos (John 1:14). Attested in the four canonical Gospels, the Pauline epistles, Acts, and Revelation. Born to Mary in Bethlehem; baptised by John the Baptist; conducted a healing and teaching ministry in Galilee and Judaea; crucified under Pontius Pilate (c. 30 CE); proclaimed resurrected on the third day. Central referent for the entire Christian tradition in the DB: Mary Theotokos, the apostles, the angelic hierarchy, the Antichrist, and the hagiographic saints all cluster around this figure. Received variously as the Gnostic pneumatic Christ (ENT_GNO_CHRIST), the Manichaean Jesus Splendour (ENT_MANICH_JESUS_SPLENDOUR), the Living Jesus of Thomas (ENT_THO_LIVING_JESUS), and the Quranic prophet ʿĪsā ibn Maryam (ENT_ISL_ISA). 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]);