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 = "deity" and tradition = "Hermetic/Theurgic"

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tradition 1

  • Hermetic/Theurgic · 4 ✖

entity_class 1

  • deity · 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_HER_ANTHROPOS Anthropos   Hermetic/Theurgic Primordial human Revealer Figure primordial human; divine image; descent; ascent   Hermetic/Gnostic overlap   A candidate_verified_name Hermetic/Gnostic bridge entity 1 0 0 Primordial human/divine image figure in Hermetic and related traditions. deity
ENT_HER_HENADS Henads   Hermetic/Theurgic Divine units The gods as henads the first multiplicity; the unity of each god   Late antique   A candidate_verified_name Proclan henads 0 0 0 The henads, the supreme unities below the One by which Proclus identifies the gods. deity
ENT_HER_LOGOS Logos   Hermetic/Theurgic Divine word/reason Divine Principle word; reason; ordering principle; mediation   Hermetic/Neoplatonic   A candidate_verified_name Hermetic/theurgic core entity 0 0 0 Word/reason/order principle in Hermetic and philosophical religion. deity
ENT_HER_NOUS Nous   Hermetic/Theurgic Divine mind Divine Principle mind; intellect; revelation; divine cognition   Hermetic/Neoplatonic   A candidate_verified_name Hermetic/theurgic core entity 0 0 0 Divine Mind or Intellect in Hermetic and Neoplatonic contexts. 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]);