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'}

4 rows where entity_class = "demon" and tradition = "Sethian"

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tradition 1

  • Sethian · 4 ✖

entity_class 1

  • demon · 4 ✖
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_SET_ATHOTH Athoth   Sethian Archon Archon archon; rulership   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC II,1) 1 0 0 First of the twelve rulers under Yaldabaoth, 'whom the generations call the reaper,' in the Apocryphon of John (NHC II,1). demon
ENT_SET_HARMAS Harmas   Sethian Archon Archon archon; rulership   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC II,1) 1 0 0 Second of the twelve rulers under Yaldabaoth, 'the eye of envy,' in the Apocryphon of John (NHC II,1). demon
ENT_SET_NEBRUEL Nebruel   Sethian Demonic power Adversarial being       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         Nebruel, the great female demon/power who, joined with Sakla (Saklas), begets the lower archontic powers that rule the material cosmos in the Gospel of the Egyptians. demon
ENT_SET_YABEL Yabel   Sethian Archon Archon archon; rulership   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC II,1) 1 0 0 Fourth of the twelve rulers under Yaldabaoth in the Apocryphon of John (NHC II,1). 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]);