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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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'}

5 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Latter-day Saint"

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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_LDS_ELOHIM Heavenly Father (Elohim)   Latter-day Saint Supreme deity Creator deity exalted embodied Father of spirits; supreme God   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested in LDS scripture and temple usage; an exalted, embodied, anthropomorphic God who was once a man (Givens, Wrestling the Angel). Distinct LDS conception, not the classical Trinity's Father. deity
ENT_LDS_HEAVENLY_MOTHER Heavenly Mother   Latter-day Saint Mother goddess Mother goddess divine feminine; mother of spirits; consort of Heavenly Father   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Officially affirmed (Gospel Topics essay 'Mother in Heaven'; Eliza R. Snow hymn 'O My Father'); divine consort and co-parent of premortal spirits (Givens, Wrestling the Angel). deity
ENT_LDS_HOLY_GHOST Holy Ghost (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Divine person Divine person third member of the Godhead; personage of spirit; witness/revelator   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Canonical (D&C 130:22): a personage of spirit without a body of flesh, distinct from the Father and Son. LDS reception of the Christian Holy Spirit. deity
ENT_LDS_JEHOVAH_CHRIST Jehovah / Jesus Christ (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Messiah/incarnate Logos Savior figure premortal Jehovah, creator under the Father, incarnate Redeemer   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 LDS framing identifies the premortal Jehovah of the Old Testament with Jesus Christ, the Firstborn spirit and Son who created the worlds under the Father (Givens; Bible Dictionary, 'Jehovah'). Cross-links to existing ENT_JESUS_CHRIST as the LDS reception. deity
ENT_LDS_KOLOB Kolob   Latter-day Saint Stellar god Celestial sphere the star/realm nearest to the throne of God   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Book of Abraham 3 and Facsimile 2: the great star/governing body nearest to where God resides, governing in time and order; a realm in LDS cosmology. 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]);