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'}

13 rows where entity_class = "hero" and tradition = "Germanic Legend"

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  • Germanic Legend · 13 ✖

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  • hero · 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_GSAGA_BRYNHILD Brynhild   Germanic Legend heroine heroine valkyrie, vengeance   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Shieldmaiden/valkyrie betrothed to Sigurd; her betrayal via the Gjukungs drives the tragedy. Nibelungenlied's Brünhild. hero
ENT_GSAGA_GUDRUN Gudrun   Germanic Legend heroine heroine grief, vengeance   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gjukung princess, wife of Sigurd; her grief and revenge drive the cycle's later tragedies. Nibelungenlied's Kriemhild. hero
ENT_GSAGA_GUNNAR Gunnar   Germanic Legend hero hero kingship, oath-treachery   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gjukung king, brother of Gudrun, who wins Brynhild through deceit and conspires in Sigurd's death. Nibelungenlied's Gunther. hero
ENT_GSAGA_HERVOR Hervor   Germanic Legend heroine heroine shieldmaiden, cursed sword   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Shieldmaiden who claims the cursed sword Tyrfing from her father's barrow; central to Hervarar saga. hero
ENT_GSAGA_HOGNI Hogni   Germanic Legend hero hero warrior, kin-loyalty   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gjukung brother of Gunnar and Gudrun, party to Sigurd's killing; dies defiantly in the hall of Atli. Nibelungenlied's Hagen. hero
ENT_GSAGA_RAGNARR Ragnarr Lodbrok   Germanic Legend hero hero viking kingship, legend   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Legendary Viking king and serpent-slayer; subject of Ragnars saga lodbrokar, loosely linked to the Volsung material through his wife Aslaug, daughter of Sigurd and Brynhild. hero
ENT_GSAGA_REGINN Reginn   Germanic Legend hero smith smithing, fosterage, treachery   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Smith and foster-father of Sigurd who reforges the sword Gram and incites the slaying of his brother Fafnir; later slain by Sigurd. hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGMUND Sigmund   Germanic Legend hero hero heroism, Volsung line   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Son of Volsung, wielder of the sword drawn from Barnstokkr; father of Sigurd. Twin of Signy. hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGNY Signy   Germanic Legend heroine heroine vengeance, kin-tragedy   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Daughter of Volsung, twin of Sigmund; engineers vengeance against Siggeir for the slaughter of her kin. hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGURD Sigurd   Germanic Legend hero hero dragon-slaying, heroism   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The dragon-slayer (Old High German Siegfried), central hero of Volsunga saga who slays Fafnir and wins the cursed Andvari hoard; son of Sigmund. Sigurðr Fáfnisbani = Nibelungenlied's Siegfried. hero
ENT_GSAGA_STARKADR Starkadr   Germanic Legend hero hero warrior, fate, Odinic favor   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Multi-generational warrior-hero blessed and cursed by the gods; prominent in Saxo's Gesta Danorum and Gautreks saga. hero
ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG Volsung   Germanic Legend hero hero dynastic ancestor   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Eponymous king and ancestor of the Volsung line, descendant of Odin; father of Sigmund and Signy. hero
ENT_GSAGA_VOLUNDR Volundr (Wayland the Smith)   Germanic Legend hero smith smithing, captivity, revenge   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Legendary master smith (Old English Weland, German Wieland); his captivity and vengeance are told in the eddic Volundarkvida and Old English Deor/Franks Casket. Volundr = Old English Weland/Wayland = German Wieland; cross-attested beyond Byock in the Poetic Edda. 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]);