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'}

5 rows where entity_class = "demon" and tradition = "Islamic"

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Suggested facets: entity_type, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag

tradition 1

  • Islamic · 5 ✖

entity_class 1

  • demon · 5 ✖
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_ISL_DIV Div   Islamic Demon class Adversarial being malevolence; monstrous strength; opposition to heroes   folk   C candidate_verified_name Abrahamic folk supernatural beings (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The div (Persian dev), a malevolent demonic being of Persianate Islamic and pre-Islamic Iranian tradition (cf. the Avestan daeva), assimilated to the jinn in Islamic-era folklore and prominent in epics such as the Shahnameh. demon
ENT_ISL_GHUL Ghul   Islamic Demon class Adversarial being shape-shifting; desert; deception; devouring travellers   folk   C candidate_verified_name Abrahamic folk supernatural beings (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The ghul (English 'ghoul'), a shape-shifting desert demon of pre-Islamic Arabian and classical Islamic lore that lures and devours lone travellers, classed among the jinn but of marginal, debated status in orthodox cosmology. demon
ENT_ISL_IBLIS Iblis   Islamic Adversarial being Adversarial Being rebellion; temptation; pride   Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic core adversarial figure 3 1 0 Primary adversarial figure in Islam. demon
ENT_ISL_SHAYTAN Shaytan / Shayatin   Islamic Demon class Adversarial being temptation; rebellion; whispering (waswasa); deception   folk   B candidate_verified_name Abrahamic folk supernatural beings (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The shayatin are the devils, the rebellious and tempting class of evil spirits led by Iblis; the Qur'an repeatedly names al-shaytan as humanity's open enemy who whispers temptation. demon
ENT_ISL_SILAT Si'lat   Islamic Demon class Adversarial being cunning; seduction; shape-shifting; female jinn   folk   C candidate_verified_name Abrahamic folk supernatural beings (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The si'lat (or si'la), a cunning, often female class of jinn in classical Arabian lore, sometimes paired with or distinguished from the ghul; sparsely and inconsistently described. demon

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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]);