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'}

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]);