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'}

7 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Sabian/Harranian"

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  • deity · 7 ✖
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_HRN_APHRODITE_VENUS Aphrodite (Venus / Ishtar) of Harran   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity Venus, love, fortune   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Venus-deity of the heptad, the planet al-Zuhra, identified with Greek Aphrodite and Mesopotamian Ishtar; lesser benefic per the Fihrist and Green. deity
ENT_HRN_ARES_MARS Ares (Mars / Nergal) of Harran   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity Mars, war, ill-fortune   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mars-deity of the heptad, identified with Greek Ares and Mesopotamian Nergal; malefic planet with red-tinged blood rites described in the Fihrist and Green. deity
ENT_HRN_HERMES_MERCURY Hermes-Nabu (Mercury) of Harran   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity Mercury, scribal wisdom   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mercury-deity of the heptad, identified with Greek Hermes and Mesopotamian Nabu; in Harranian thought the planetary Mercury blurs into the prophet-sage Hermes Trismegistus. Distinct entity from the prophet-sage ENT_HRN_HERMES_TRISMEGISTUS below. deity
ENT_HRN_KRONOS_SATURN Kronos (Saturn) of Harran   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity Saturn, time, ill-fortune   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saturn-deity of the heptad, identified with Greek Kronos and Mesopotamian Ninurta/Ninib; black-clad rites attested in the Fihrist and Green. deity
ENT_HRN_SHAMASH_SUN Shamash (the Sun) of Harran   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity sun, sovereignty   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Sun-deity of the Harranian heptad, continuing Mesopotamian Shamash and identified with Helios; attested via Ibn al-Nadim and analyzed in Green. deity
ENT_HRN_SIN_MOON Sin (the Moon) of Harran [Sabian cult-phase]   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity moon, chief deity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Moon-god, supreme deity of Harran whose great temple (E-hulhul) defined the city's identity; the Sabian planetary continuation of the older Aramean/Mesopotamian Sin. Wired to the existing ENT_ARA_SIN_HARRAN and ENT_MES_NANNA_SIN rather than duplicating them. deity
ENT_HRN_ZEUS_JUPITER Zeus (Jupiter / Bel) of Harran   Sabian/Harranian deity planetary deity Jupiter, kingship of heaven   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Jupiter-deity, identified with Zeus/Bel-Marduk; benefic planet of the heptad per Ibn al-Nadim and Green. 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]);