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'}

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]);