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'}

8 rows where entity_class = "hero" and tradition = "Israelite/Second Temple"

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tradition 1

  • Israelite/Second Temple · 8 ✖

entity_class 1

  • hero · 8 ✖
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_ISR_CALEB Caleb   Israelite/Second Temple Hero Faithful spy / conquest figure faithful scouting; inheritance of Hebron; wholehearted devotion   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 One of the twelve spies who, with Joshua, trusted in Yahweh and was rewarded with the inheritance of Hebron. hero
ENT_ISR_JONATHAN Jonathan (son of Saul)   Israelite/Second Temple Hero Crown prince of Israel valor against the Philistines; covenant friendship with David   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 Eldest son of Saul, a brave warrior bound to David in covenant friendship, who fell with his father at the battle of Mount Gilboa. hero
ENT_ISR_JOSHUA Joshua   Israelite/Second Temple Hero Conquest leader / successor of Moses conquest of Canaan; warfare; covenant renewal   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 Successor of Moses who led Israel across the Jordan and in the conquest of Canaan, dividing the land among the tribes. hero
ENT_ISR_RUTH Ruth   Israelite/Second Temple Heroine Moabite ancestress of David loyalty (hesed); the gleaning; redemption; ancestress of David   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 Moabite widow whose loyalty to Naomi led to her marriage to Boaz, making her great-grandmother of King David. hero
ENT_STJ_JUDAS_MACCABEUS Judas Maccabeus   Israelite/Second Temple Hero Deuterocanonical figure Maccabean revolt, Temple rededication   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Leader of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids who rededicated the Temple (origin of Hanukkah); central figure of 1-2 Maccabees (NRSV Apocrypha) and Josephus. Historical/narrative. hero
ENT_STJ_JUDITH Judith   Israelite/Second Temple Heroine Deuterocanonical figure deliverance, pious widowhood   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Pious widow of Bethulia who beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes to save her people; protagonist of the deuterocanonical Book of Judith (NRSV Apocrypha). Literary figure. hero
ENT_STJ_MACCABEAN_MOTHER The Mother of the Maccabean Martyrs (Hannah / Solomonia)   Israelite/Second Temple Heroine Deuterocanonical figure martyrdom, maternal faith   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mother who, with her seven sons, is martyred rather than violate the Law under Antiochus IV; named Hannah (Jewish tradition) or Solomonia (Christian tradition). Attested in 2 Maccabees 7 (NRSV Apocrypha). hero
ENT_STJ_SUSANNA Susanna   Israelite/Second Temple Heroine Deuterocanonical figure chastity, vindication   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Virtuous wife falsely accused by two elders and vindicated by the young Daniel in the deuterocanonical addition to Daniel (Susanna, NRSV Apocrypha). 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]);