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'}

7 rows where entity_class = "monster" and tradition = "Israelite/Second Temple"

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Suggested facets: entity_type, category, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag, serpent_flag

tradition 1

  • Israelite/Second Temple · 7 ✖

entity_class 1

  • monster · 7 ✖
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_BEHEMOTH Behemoth   Israelite/Second Temple Chaos monster Monster land monster; chaos; eschatological beast   Biblical/apocalyptic   A candidate_verified_name Israelite/Second Temple chaos being 5 1 0 Great land beast in biblical/apocalyptic tradition. monster
ENT_ISR_HAHYAH Hahyah   Israelite/Second Temple Giant Nephil the giants; the dream of the coming flood   Jewish   A candidate_verified_name Named giant (Book of Giants) 1 0 0 A son of Shemihazah, brother of Ohyah, who dreams of the destroying flood. monster
ENT_ISR_LEVIATHAN Leviathan   Israelite/Second Temple Chaos monster Monster sea monster; chaos; serpent; dragon   Biblical/apocalyptic   A candidate_verified_name Israelite/Second Temple chaos being 4 1 1 Chaos sea monster/serpent with Northwest Semitic roots. monster
ENT_ISR_MAHAWAY Mahaway   Israelite/Second Temple Giant Nephil the giants; the messenger flight to Enoch   Jewish   A candidate_verified_name Named giant (Book of Giants) 1 0 0 The giant son of the Watcher Baraqel, sent to Enoch to interpret the dreams. monster
ENT_ISR_OHYAH Ohyah   Israelite/Second Temple Giant Nephil the giants; violence; prophetic dreams   Jewish   A candidate_verified_name Named giant (Book of Giants) 1 0 0 A son of Shemihazah and a leading giant of the Book of Giants; also in Mani's recension. monster
ENT_ISR_RAHAB Rahab   Israelite/Second Temple Chaos monster Sea-dragon the chaotic sea; primordial rebellion   Jewish   A candidate_verified_name Chaos monster 0 1 1 The sea-dragon of chaos crushed by Yahweh; a doublet of Leviathan. monster
ENT_ISR_ZIZ Ziz   Israelite/Second Temple Monster Primordial bird the sky; the primordial creatures of the air   Jewish   B candidate_verified_name Primordial creature 0 0 0 The giant primordial bird, third of the great creatures with Behemoth and Leviathan. 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]);