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'}

12 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Continental Germanic"

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  • Continental Germanic · 12 ✖

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  • deity · 12 ✖
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_CGE_BADUHENNA Baduhenna   Continental Germanic deity deity war, battle   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Frisian goddess named by Tacitus (Annals IV.73) in connection with a sacred grove (lucus Baduhennae) where Roman soldiers were slain in 28 CE; name linked to *badwa 'battle'. deity
ENT_CGE_HERCULES_MAGUSANUS Hercules Magusanus   Continental Germanic deity deity strength, protection, war   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Romano-Germanic god of the Batavians, an interpretatio Romana equating a native (Donar-like) hero with Hercules; widely attested in Lower Germany, 1st-3rd c. CE. deity
ENT_CGE_HLUDANA Hludana   Continental Germanic deity deity fertility, protection   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess attested by five inscriptions from the Lower Rhine/Frisian region; name often linked etymologically to Norse Hlodyn (an epithet of Jord, Thor's mother). deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_AUFANIAE Matronae Aufaniae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, protection   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Among the most-attested Matronae groups, centered on Bonn and Nettersheim; numerous inscriptions, esp. 2nd-3rd c. CE. deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_GABIAE Matronae Gabiae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, giving, abundance   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Matronae group whose name relates to Germanic *geban 'to give'; cf. the Norse Gefjon/Gefn; attested in the Rhineland. deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_SULEVIAE Matronae Suleviae / Suleviae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, household, protection   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mother/protective goddesses (Suleviae) attested across the Roman provinces incl. the Germanic Rhineland; ambiguously Celtic-Germanic, often grouped with the Matronae. deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_VACALLINEHAE Matronae Vacallinehae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, protection   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Matronae group worshipped chiefly at the large sanctuary of Pesch in the Eifel; ~150 inscriptions there. deity
ENT_CGE_NEHALENNIA Nehalennia   Continental Germanic deity deity seafaring, trade, protection, fertility   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess of seafarers and traders attested by ~160 votive altars at Domburg and Colijnsplaat (Zeeland), shown with dog, basket of fruit, and ship's prow; 2nd-3rd c. CE. deity
ENT_CGE_REQUALIVAHANUS Requalivahanus   Continental Germanic deity deity protection (obscure)   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Male Germanic god attested by votive inscriptions at Pesch in the Eifel; function unknown, name obscure. deity
ENT_CGE_SANDRAUDIGA Sandraudiga   Continental Germanic deity deity fertility, abundance   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess known from a single votive altar at Zundert (North Brabant); name interpreted as 'she who gives wealth/red sand'; otherwise unknown. deity
ENT_CGE_TANFANA Tanfana   Continental Germanic deity deity fertility, cult-place   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess of the Marsi whose temple Germanicus destroyed (Tacitus, Annals I.51, 14 CE); a votive inscription also attests her; otherwise obscure. deity
ENT_CGE_VAGDAVERCUSTIS Vagdavercustis   Continental Germanic deity deity war, virtue, protection   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Germanic goddess attested on altars from the Lower Rhine (notably Cologne-Deutz, dedicated by a Praetorian prefect); name possibly meaning 'martial excellence'. 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]);