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'}

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]);