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 = "Egyptian"

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Suggested facets: entity_type, category, primary_domains, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, earth_association_score

tradition 1

  • Egyptian · 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_EGY_ANKHNETERU Ka-en-Ankh-Neteru (the World-Encircling Serpent)   Egyptian Underworld serpent Serpent of regeneration nocturnal rebirth; the twelfth hour   funerary   B candidate_verified_name Amduat, 12th hour 0 1 1 The great serpent "Ka-en-Ankh-Neteru" ("Life of the Gods") through whose body the barque is towed in the Amduat's twelfth hour, the sun entering aged and emerging reborn as Khepri. (Often shortened to Ankh-neteru.) monster
ENT_EGY_APEP Apep   Egyptian Serpent/netherworld being Chaos Monster chaos; darkness; enemy of Ra; underworld   Textual/funerary   A candidate_verified_name major netherworld being 4 1 1 Great serpent enemy of the solar god. monster
ENT_EGY_SAASET Saa-Set (gate-serpent of the Book of Gates)   Egyptian Underworld serpent guardian Gate-keeper guarding the gates of the Duat   funerary   B candidate_verified_name Book of Gates, gate 2 0 1 1 An upright guardian serpent whose name must be known for the barque to pass; opens the second gate of the night (Book of Gates). monster
ENT_EGY_SETEMMAATF Set-em-maat-f (Guardian of the Hall of Maat)   Egyptian Underworld serpent guardian Gate-keeper guarding the Judgment Hall   funerary   C candidate_verified_name Book of Gates, gate 6 0 1 1 An upright guardian serpent set before the sixth gate of the night in the Book of Gates; the name must be known for the barque to pass. monster
ENT_EGY_TEKAHER Teka-her (Flaming-Face)   Egyptian Underworld serpent guardian Gate-keeper guarding the gates of the Duat   funerary   B candidate_verified_name Book of Gates, gate 4 0 1 1 "He of the flaming face," an upright serpent guarding the fourth-hour gate of the Book of Gates (also Amduat, hour 3). 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]);