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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 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'}

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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