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 = "hero" and tradition = "Egyptian"

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  • Egyptian · 4 ✖

entity_class 1

  • hero · 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_EGY_AMENHOTEP_HAPU Amenhotep son of Hapu   Egyptian Deified human Healing/oracle god wisdom; healing; oracular intercession   regional   A candidate_verified_name deified sage of Amenhotep III 0 0 0 The architect and sage of Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty), uniquely granted a mortuary temple in his lifetime and later deified as a healer and oracle; shared a healing-incubation cult with Imhotep at Deir el-Bahari into Roman times. hero
ENT_EGY_HEQAIB Heqaib   Egyptian Deified human Local saint-god protection; local patronage   regional   B candidate_verified_name deified nomarch of Elephantine 0 0 0 Pepinakht "Heqaib," a nomarch of Elephantine under Pepi II (6th Dynasty) who led Nubian expeditions and was deified as a local patron; honoured at a purpose-built sanctuary on Elephantine with shrines, stelae, and royal dedications. hero
ENT_EGY_IMHOTEP Imhotep   Egyptian Deified human Healing god wisdom; medicine; architecture; healing   national   A candidate_verified_name deified architect-sage of Djoser 0 0 0 The vizier, architect, and physician of Djoser (3rd Dynasty), deified as "son of Ptah" and god of wisdom, writing, and healing, with temples and an incubation cult (Saqqara, Philae); equated by the Greeks with Asklepios. hero
ENT_EGY_ISI_EDFU Isi of Edfu   Egyptian Deified human Local deified vizier local patronage   local   B candidate_verified_name deified nomarch of Edfu 0 0 0 A nomarch of the Edfu region (6th Dynasty) venerated after death as a local "living god" (netjer ankh), with votive stelae at his tomb. hero

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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]);