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'}

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

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  • 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]);