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'}

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

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Suggested facets: entity_type, category, 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]);