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'}

5 rows where entity_class = "monster" and tradition = "Celtic/Irish"

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Suggested facets: evidence_confidence, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag

tradition 1

  • Celtic/Irish · 5 ✖

entity_class 1

  • monster · 5 ✖
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_CEL_BALOR Balor   Celtic/Irish Fomorian Fomorians the baleful eye; blight; death   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Cath Maige Tuired 1 0 0 Fomorian champion-king "of the Baleful Eye," whose gaze slays; killed by his grandson Lugh at Mag Tuired. monster
ENT_CEL_CETHLENN Cethlenn   Celtic/Irish Fomorian Fomorians prophecy   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Cath Maige Tuired 0 0 0 Fomorian prophetess, wife of Balor and mother of Ethniu; she foretells the Fomorian defeat. monster
ENT_CEL_ELATHA Elatha   Celtic/Irish Fomorian Fomorians kingship   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Cath Maige Tuired 0 0 0 A Fomorian prince/king, father of Bres by the goddess Ériu. monster
ENT_CEL_INDECH Indech   Celtic/Irish Fomorian Fomorians war   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Cath Maige Tuired 0 0 0 A Fomorian king who, with Balor, leads the host at the Second Battle of Mag Tuired. monster
ENT_CEL_TETHRA Tethra   Celtic/Irish Fomorian Fomorians the sea; rule over the dead (Mag Mell)   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Lebor Gabála Érenn 2 1 0 A Fomorian king associated with the sea and rule over the dead in Mag Mell; his sword Orna is taken at Mag Tuired. monster

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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]);