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'}

13 rows where entity_class = "deity" and tradition = "Yoruba-Orisha"

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  • Yoruba-Orisha · 13 ✖

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  • deity · 13 ✖
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_ORI_AGANJU Aganju   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity volcanoes; wilderness; the desert; rivers' depths   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of volcanic fire and the untamed wilderness, linked in oral tradition to Shango. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_BABALU_AYE Babalú-Ayé (Omolu)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity smallpox; epidemic disease; healing; the earth   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of contagious disease and its cure, treated with great respect; Brazilian Candomble: Omolu/Obaluaye. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_ESHU Eshu (Elegguá)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity crossroads; messages; thresholds; trickster mediation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Messenger-trickster who opens and closes the way between humans and orishas; in Cuba called Eleggua. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_IBEJI Ibeji (the sacred twins)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity twins; childhood; fortune; doubling   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The deified twins, honored for the special status of twins among the Yoruba. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_OBATALA Obatalá (Oxalá)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity creation of human bodies; purity; wisdom; peace   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Senior orisha of creation and moral order, associated with white. Brazilian Candomble: Oxala. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_OGUN Ogun (Ogum)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity iron; war; tools; labor; technology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of iron, smithing, war and clearing the path. Publicly attested across West Africa and the diaspora; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_OLODUMARE Olodumare (Olorun)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity supreme being; creation; destiny; the sky   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The remote Yoruba supreme being and source of ashe; not the object of a sacrificial cult himself. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_OLOKUN Olokun   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity the deep sea; the ocean depths; wealth; mystery   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of the bottom of the sea and its hidden wealth, paired with Yemoja in oral tradition. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_ORUNMILA Orunmila (Orúnla)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity wisdom; destiny; Ifa divination; knowledge   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of wisdom and witness to destiny, the patron of Ifa divination. Figure only; the divination corpus/odu interiors are not modeled. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_OSHUN Oshun (Oxum)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity fresh water; rivers; love; fertility; wealth; beauty   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of the river and of love and fertility, junior wife of Shango in oral tradition. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_OYA Oya   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity wind; storms; the Niger river; the dead; transformation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Orisha of storms, wind and the marketplace, guardian of the cemetery gate; wife of Shango in oral tradition. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_SHANGO Shango (Xangô)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity thunder; lightning; justice; kingship; fire   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Thunder-king orisha, remembered as a deified Oyo ruler; lord of lightning and justice. Publicly attested; living tradition. deity
ENT_ORI_YEMOJA Yemoja (Yemayá)   Yoruba-Orisha deity deity motherhood; the sea; salt water; protection   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Great mother orisha, of the Ogun river in Nigeria and of the sea in the Cuban diaspora (Yemaya). Publicly attested; living tradition. 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]);