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'}

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]);