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 = "Mesopotamian"

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tradition 1

  • Mesopotamian · 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_MES_ANZU Anzu   Mesopotamian Chaos bird / Storm monster Adversarial Being chaos; storm bird; stolen Tablets of Destiny; thunder; monster       A           Mesopotamian divine storm bird; also called Zu or Imdugud (Sumerian); the great lion-headed eagle who steals the Tablet of Destinies from Enlil, plunging heaven and earth into disorder; defeated by Ninurta (in the Old Babylonian Anzu myth; also in the Standard Babylonian version) who recaptures the Tablet; appears also in the Epic of Gilgamesh (the Anzud bird); part of the Mesopotamian chaos-combat tradition alongside Tiamat, Kingu, and other chaos beings monster
ENT_MES_BASHMU Bashmu   Mesopotamian Monster Horned serpent the venomous horned serpent   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Serpent monster 0 1 1 Bashmu, the horned venomous serpent among the monsters of Tiamat. monster
ENT_MES_GIRTABLULLU Girtablullu   Mesopotamian Monster Scorpion-man the scorpion-men; the guarding of the sun's gate   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Scorpion-man 0 0 0 The scorpion-men who guard the gate of Mount Mashu where the sun rises. monster
ENT_MES_GUGALANNA Gugalanna   Mesopotamian Monster Bull of Heaven the Bull of Heaven; drought; the underworld   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Bull of Heaven 0 1 0 Husband of Ereshkigal (named in "Inanna's Descent"); his name means "great bull of An." Often equated by modern scholars with the Bull of Heaven slain in the Gilgamesh epic, though that identification is not certain. monster
ENT_MES_HUMBABA Humbaba   Mesopotamian Monster Forest guardian the Cedar Forest; the terrifying radiance   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Forest guardian monster 1 0 0 Humbaba (Huwawa), the fearsome guardian of the Cedar Forest, slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu. monster
ENT_MES_KUSARIKKU Kusarikku   Mesopotamian Monster Bull-man the bull-man; the guardian of the sun   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Bull-man 0 0 0 The bull-man, attendant of the sun-god and a guardian figure. monster
ENT_MES_MUSHHUSHSHU Mushhushshu   Mesopotamian Monster Dragon the snake-dragon; the symbol of Marduk   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Dragon of Marduk 0 1 1 The snake-dragon ("furious serpent") of the Ishtar Gate, emblem of Marduk and Nabu. 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]);