deitydb: entities: 27 rows where entity_class = "monster" and tradition = "Germanic/Norse"

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.

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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'}

27 rows where entity_class = "monster" and tradition = "Germanic/Norse"

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entity_id ▼	canonical_name	tradition	entity_type	category	primary_domains	cult_scope	evidence_confidence	review_status	inclusion_basis	earth_association_score	chthonic_flag	serpent_flag	short_note	entity_class
ENT_NOR_ANGRBODA	Angrboða	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	the mothering of monsters	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Gylfaginning 34	0	0	0	The giantess who bears Loki the three monsters Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel.	monster
ENT_NOR_FARBAUTI	Fárbauti	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	(father of Loki)	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Gylfaginning 33	0	0	0	The giant "cruel-striker," father of Loki by Laufey.	monster
ENT_NOR_FENRIR	Fenrir	Germanic/Norse	Wolf monster	Monster	wolf; chaos; binding; eschatology	Norse/Germanic	A	candidate_verified_name	Norse monster	4	1	0	Monstrous wolf bound until Ragnarök.	monster
ENT_NOR_FREKI	Freki	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Odin's wolves	the feast at Odin's table	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 19	0	0	0	"Greedy," one of the two wolves who eat at Odin's table.	monster
ENT_NOR_GARM	Garm	Germanic/Norse	Monster	Hound of Hel	the guarding of the underworld road; Ragnarök	Norse	B	candidate_verified_name	Hellhound	0	1	0	The blood-stained hound that guards the road to Hel and bays at Ragnarök.	monster
ENT_NOR_GEIRROD_GIANT	Geirröðr	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	the duel with a weaponless Thor	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Skaldskaparmal (Thorsdrapa)	0	0	0	A giant who lures Thor weaponless to his hall; killed by a glowing iron Thor hurls back.	monster
ENT_NOR_GERI	Geri	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Odin's wolves	the feast at Odin's table	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 19	0	0	0	"Ravenous," one of the two wolves Odin feeds at his table in Valhalla.	monster
ENT_NOR_GUNNLOD	Gunnlöð	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	the guarding of the Mead of Poetry	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Havamal 104-110	0	0	0	The giantess, daughter of Suttungr, who guards the Mead of Poetry and is seduced by Odin.	monster
ENT_NOR_HATI	Hati	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Wolves of Ragnarok	the pursuit and swallowing of the moon	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 39	0	0	0	The wolf who pursues Mani the moon and devours him at Ragnarok.	monster
ENT_NOR_HRUNGNIR	Hrungnir	Germanic/Norse	Giant	Jötunn	the duel with Thor; the stone heart	Norse	B	candidate_verified_name	Named jötunn	0	0	0	The strongest of the giants, of stone head and heart, slain by Thor in single combat.	monster
ENT_NOR_HUGINN	Huginn	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Odin's ravens	thought; Odin's sight over the world	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 20	0	0	0	"Thought," one of the two ravens who fly the world each day and report to Odin.	monster
ENT_NOR_HYMIR	Hymir	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	the great brewing-cauldron; the fishing of Jormungandr	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Hymiskvida	1	0	0	The giant owner of the mile-deep cauldron, in whose boat Thor hooks the World-Serpent.	monster
ENT_NOR_JORMUNGANDR	Jörmungandr	Germanic/Norse	World serpent	Monster	serpent; sea; world-encircling; eschatology	Norse/Germanic	A	candidate_verified_name	Norse serpent monster	4	1	1	World serpent and enemy of Thor.	monster
ENT_NOR_LAUFEY	Laufey	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	(mother of Loki)	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Gylfaginning; Lokasenna	1	0	0	Laufey (Nal), the mother of Loki, by whose name he is matronymically called Loki Laufeyjarson.	monster
ENT_NOR_MUNDILFARI	Mundilfari	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	(father of Sun and Moon)	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Vafthrudnismal 23	0	0	0	The father of Sol and Mani, who named his children for the sun and moon and angered the gods.	monster
ENT_NOR_MUNINN	Muninn	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Odin's ravens	memory; Odin's sight over the world	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 20	0	0	0	"Memory," one of the two ravens who report the world's tidings to Odin.	monster
ENT_NOR_NIDHOGG	Níðhöggr	Germanic/Norse	Dragon/serpent	Monster	dragon; serpent; underworld; world tree	Norse/Germanic	A	candidate_verified_name	Norse dragon/serpent	5	1	1	Serpentine dragon associated with the roots of Yggdrasil.	monster
ENT_NOR_RATATOSKR	Ratatoskr	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Yggdrasil's creatures	strife-bearing between the eagle and the serpent	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 32	2	0	0	The squirrel who runs up and down Yggdrasil carrying spiteful words between the eagle above and Nidhogg below.	monster
ENT_NOR_SKOLL	Sköll	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Wolves of Ragnarok	the pursuit and swallowing of the sun	mythological	B	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 39	0	0	0	The wolf who pursues Sol the sun and devours her at Ragnarok.	monster
ENT_NOR_SLEIPNIR	Sleipnir	Germanic/Norse	Mythical animal	Steeds	Odin's eight-legged horse; the ride between worlds	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Grimnismal 44	1	0	0	Odin's eight-legged horse, offspring of Loki and the stallion Svadilfari, who bears riders even to Hel.	monster
ENT_NOR_SURTR	Surtr	Germanic/Norse	Fire giant	Lord of Muspelheim	primordial fire; the burning of the world at Ragnarök	Norse	A	candidate_verified_name	Fire-giant	0	0	0	The fire-giant of Muspelheim whose flaming sword will burn the world at Ragnarök.	monster
ENT_NOR_SUTTUNGR	Suttungr	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	the keeping of the Mead of Poetry	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Skaldskaparmal; Havamal	0	0	0	The giant who takes the Mead of Poetry as wergild and hides it under the mountain; father of Gunnlod.	monster
ENT_NOR_THJAZI	Þjazi	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	the abduction of Idun; (father of Skadi)	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Skaldskaparmal	1	0	0	The giant who abducts Idun and her apples; slain by the Aesir; father of Skadi.	monster
ENT_NOR_THRYM	Thrym	Germanic/Norse	Giant	Jötunn	the theft of Thor's hammer	Norse	B	candidate_verified_name	Named jötunn	0	0	0	The giant-king who stole Thor's hammer and demanded Freyja as ransom (Þrymskviða).	monster
ENT_NOR_UTGARDALOKI	Útgarða-Loki	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	illusion; the stronghold of Utgard	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Gylfaginning 45-47	1	0	0	The giant-king of Utgard who defeats Thor and Loki with a series of magical illusions.	monster
ENT_NOR_VAFTHRUDNIR	Vafþrúðnir	Germanic/Norse	Jötunn	Jötnar	ancient wisdom; the wisdom-contest	mythological	A	candidate_verified_name	Vafthrudnismal	0	0	0	The exceedingly wise giant who loses a head-staking wisdom-contest to the disguised Odin.	monster
ENT_NOR_YMIR	Ymir	Germanic/Norse	Primordial giant	The first being	the primordial body; the making of the world	Norse	A	candidate_verified_name	Primordial giant	3	0	0	The primordial giant from whose slain body Odin and his brothers fashioned the world.	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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27 rows where entity_class = "monster" and tradition = "Germanic/Norse"

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