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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'}

5 rows where entity_class = "monster" and tradition = "Egyptian"

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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]);
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