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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'}

15 rows where entity_class = "realm" and tradition = "Germanic/Norse"

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  • Germanic/Norse · 15 ✖

entity_class 1

  • realm · 15 ✖
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_NORR_ALFHEIM Alfheim (Álfheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm elf-realm cosmology|elves   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Home of the light-elves (ljósálfar), given to Freyr as a tooth-gift according to Grímnismál 5 and Gylfaginning. Lightly attested. realm
ENT_NORR_ASGARD Asgard (Ásgarðr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm divine-realm cosmology|divine abode   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Stronghold of the Æsir, situated at the upper reaches of Yggdrasil and reached from Midgard by Bifröst; contains Valhalla. Gylfaginning attests its building and its halls. realm
ENT_NORR_BIFROST Bifröst (the rainbow bridge)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm liminal-structure cosmology|liminal structure   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The burning rainbow bridge (Bilröst/Bifröst) joining Midgard and Asgard, guarded by Heimdall, destined to break under the Múspell host at Ragnarök. Gylfaginning. Modeled as a locale within the realm set. realm
ENT_NORR_FOLKVANGR Folkvangr   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm afterlife-realm afterlife|battle-dead   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Freyja's field where she receives half of the battle-slain, the other half going to Odin; her hall there is Sessrúmnir. Grímnismál 14 and Gylfaginning. realm
ENT_NORR_GINNUNGAGAP Ginnungagap   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm primordial-void cosmology|primordial void   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The yawning primordial void between Niflheim and Muspelheim, where their rime and heat met to generate Ymir and the cosmos. Gylfaginning; Völuspá 3 (gap var ginnunga). realm
ENT_NORR_JOTUNHEIM Jotunheim (Jötunheimr) / Útgarðr   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm giant-realm cosmology|giants   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Land of the jötnar, lying outside Midgard across rivers and forests; its citadel Útgarðr features in Gylfaginning's Útgarða-Loki episode. Jötunheimr and the outer Útgarðr are treated together here. realm
ENT_NORR_MIDGARD Midgard (Miðgarðr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm human-realm cosmology|human world   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The middle enclosure, the world of humankind, made by the sons of Borr from the brows of Ymir and encircled by Jörmungandr. Gylfaginning and Völuspá. realm
ENT_NORR_MIMISBRUNNR Well of Mimir (Mímisbrunnr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm sacred-well cosmology|wisdom|sacred water   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Well of Wisdom beneath a root of Yggdrasil, kept by Mímir; Odin pledged his eye there for a draught. Völuspá 28 and Gylfaginning. Modeled as a sacred locale. realm
ENT_NORR_MUSPELHEIM Muspelheim (Múspellsheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm primordial-realm cosmology|primordial fire   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Realm of fire in the south, guarded by Surtr; its sparks helped form the cosmos and its hosts (Múspells synir) ride against the gods at Ragnarök. Gylfaginning; Völuspá names Múspell. realm
ENT_NORR_NIFLHEIM Niflheim (Niflheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm primordial-realm cosmology|primordial cold|underworld   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 World of mist and cold in the north, containing the spring Hvergelmir and the root gnawed by Níðhöggr; in Gylfaginning the primordial counterpart to fiery Múspell, and sometimes conflated with the realm of Hel. realm
ENT_NORR_SVARTALFHEIM Svartalfheim (Svartálfaheimr) / Nidavellir   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm dwarf-realm cosmology|dwarves|smithcraft   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Subterranean realm of the dark-elves/dwarves and their smithies; Gylfaginning sends Loki to Svartálfaheimr for the gods' treasures. Often equated with Niðavellir (Völuspá 37), the 'dark fields' of the dwarves; the equation is scholarly. realm
ENT_NORR_URDARBRUNNR Well of Urd (Urðarbrunnr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm sacred-well cosmology|fate|sacred water   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Well of Fate beneath a root of Yggdrasil where the gods hold court and the Norns water the tree; Völuspá 19-20 and Gylfaginning. Modeled as a sacred locale. realm
ENT_NORR_VALHALLA Valhalla (Valhöll)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm afterlife-hall afterlife|battle-dead   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Odin's hall of the slain within Asgard, where the Einherjar feast and prepare for Ragnarök, served by Valkyries. Grímnismál and Gylfaginning describe its 540 doors and Sæhrímnir. realm
ENT_NORR_VANAHEIM Vanaheim (Vanaheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm divine-realm cosmology|divine abode   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Home of the Vanir; named in Vafþrúðnismál 39 (Njörðr was reared in Vanaheim) and in Ynglinga saga. Sparsely described beyond its association with the Vanir. realm
ENT_NOR_YGGDRASIL Yggdrasil   Germanic/Norse World tree Cosmological Realm world tree; cosmos; axis mundi; fate   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse cosmological entity 5 0 0 World tree connecting realms. realm

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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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