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'}

11 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Sámi"

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  • Sámi · 11 ✖

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  • deity · 11 ✖
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_SAMI_BEAIVI Beaivi   Sámi Deity Deity sun; light; fertility; sanity   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Sun deity of the Sámi, source of light, fertility of reindeer and crops, and of mental health; gender varies across sources. deity
ENT_SAMI_BIEGGOLMAI Bieggolmai   Sámi God Deity wind; weather; storms   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 The 'wind-man' who governs the winds and storms with his two shovels, raising and stilling the weather. deity
ENT_SAMI_HORAGALLES Horagalles   Sámi God Deity thunder; lightning; sky; protection   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Thunder god of the Sámi, his name derived from 'Thor-karl' (Old Thor) and widely held to be a borrowing of the Norse Thor. deity
ENT_SAMI_JUOKSAHKKA Juoksáhkká   Sámi Goddess Deity male children; hunting; the bow   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Daughter of Máttaráhkká, the 'bow-woman' who turns a child male and protects boys and hunters. deity
ENT_SAMI_LEIBOLMAI Leib-olmai   Sámi God Deity bears; hunting; the hunt   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 The 'alder-man' or bear-and-hunt god whose favour was sought for success in the hunt, especially the bear hunt. deity
ENT_SAMI_MANNU Mánnu   Sámi Deity Deity moon; night   regional   C candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Personification of the moon in Sámi belief; comparatively lightly attested relative to the sun. deity
ENT_SAMI_MATTARAHKKA Máttaráhkká   Sámi Goddess Deity motherhood; birth; household; fertility   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 The great mother-goddess of the Sámi who receives the soul of the child and presides over birth, mother of the three áhkká household goddesses. deity
ENT_SAMI_RADIEN_AKKA Radien-akka   Sámi Goddess Deity creation; consort of the high god   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Female consort of Radien-attje in the southern Sámi creator-pair cosmology. deity
ENT_SAMI_RADIEN_ATTJE Radien-attje   Sámi God Deity creation; sky; world order   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 The high creator-father of the southern Sámi cosmology, a remote sky-ruler who delegates active rule. deity
ENT_SAMI_SARAHKKA Sáráhkká   Sámi Goddess Deity childbirth; menstruation; the hearth   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Daughter of Máttaráhkká and the most venerated áhkká goddess, who aids women in menstruation and childbirth and dwells beneath the hearth. deity
ENT_SAMI_UKSAHKKA Uksáhkká   Sámi Goddess Deity the doorway; infants; household protection   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Daughter of Máttaráhkká, the 'door-woman' who dwells by the threshold and guards the newborn child. 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]);