Entities
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'}
19 rows where entity_class = "realm" and tradition = "Islamic"
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| 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 |
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| ENT_ISLR_ABWAB_JAHANNAM | The Seven Gates of Hell (abwab jahannam) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | set | The set of seven gates/levels of Jahannam, each apportioned to a class of the damned | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'an 15:44 'it has seven gates, to each gate a portion assigned.' Classical sources name seven descending levels; modeled here as the structuring set. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_ABWAB_JANNAH | The Eight Gates of Paradise (abwab al-janna) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | set | The set of eight gates of Jannah through which classes of the righteous enter | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hadith tradition (e.g. al-Bukhari) enumerates eight gates of Paradise (the gate of prayer, of fasting/al-Rayyan, of charity, etc.), against seven of Hell. Modeled here as a collective set. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_ARAF | al-Aʿraf (the Heights) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The elevated places/partition between Paradise and Hell, occupied by those whose scales are balanced | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-aʿraf (Q 7:46-48), names Sura 7; the heights with the Men of the Aʿraf who see both abodes. A liminal realm in the cosmic geography. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_BARZAKH | Barzakh (the intermediate state) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The barrier/interspace between death and resurrection in which the dead await the Last Day; the realm of grave-life | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic barzakh (Q 23:100), developed in hadith and theology as the intermediate realm where Munkar and Nakir question the dead. Central to classical eschatology (Lange). | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_COSMOS | Islamic cosmic geography (al-akhira) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | Eschatology; the structure of the otherworld (al-akhira) comprising Paradise, Hell, the intermediate realm and their thresholds | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hub/organizing entity for the Qur'anic and classical-Islamic otherworldly topography. Not a single named place in scripture but the standard scholarly framing (Lange) of the akhira as a layered cosmos; introduced here as a structural hub. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_DAR_AL_QARAR | Dar al-Qarar (the Abode of Permanence) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The enduring final abode contrasted with the transient world | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic dar al-qarar (Q 40:39), the abiding home of the hereafter; in classical eschatology read as a name of Paradise (Lange). | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_DAR_AL_SALAM | Dar al-Salam (the Abode of Peace) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A Qur'anic name for Paradise as the abode of peace and well-being | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic dar al-salam (Q 6:127, 10:25); classical exegesis treats it as an appellation/level of Jannah. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_FIRDAUS | Jannat al-Firdaus (the highest Paradise) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The highest and most excellent level of Paradise, beneath the Throne, source of its rivers | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-firdaws (Q 18:107, 23:11). In hadith the loftiest part of Jannah, beneath the Arsh; a level within Jannah. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_HAWIYAH | al-Hawiyah (the Abyss) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A level/name of Hell, the bottomless pit that is the 'mother/refuge' of the damned with light scales | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-hawiya (Q 101:9-11). Often taken as the deepest level of Hell in classical seven-fold schemes (Lange). | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_HUTAMAH | al-Hutamah (the Crusher) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A level/name of Hell, the consuming fire that crushes and that leaps over the hearts | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-hutama (Q 104:4-9). Counted among the seven levels/gates of Hell in classical eschatology (Lange). | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_JAHANNAM | Jahannam (Gehenna, Hell) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The abode of punishment; the Fire, conceived as seven-layered with seven gates | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | The most common Qur'anic name for Hell (jahannam, cognate of Gehenna); abundantly attested (e.g. Q 4:140, 15:43-44). Also the name of one of the seven levels. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_JAHIM | al-Jahim (the Hellfire) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A level/name of Hell, the fierce blazing fire | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-jahim, frequent (e.g. Q 2:119, 5:10). Counted among the seven levels/gates of Jahannam in classical schemes. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_JANNAH | Jannah (the Garden, Paradise) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The abode of the blessed; the Garden of reward, conceived as multi-tiered with rivers, gardens and gates | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-janna, frequently in the plural jannat. Well attested across the Qur'an (e.g. Q 2:25, 13:35, 47:15) and classical eschatology (Lange). | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_JANNAT_ADN | Jannat ʿAdn (the Garden of Eden / perpetual abode) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The Gardens of perpetuity, an eschatological abode of the righteous | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic jannat ʿadn (Q 9:72, 13:23). Distinct from the primordial garden of Adam in scholarly reading; a named level of Jannah. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_LAZAA | Lazaa (the Blazing Flame) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A level/name of Hell, the blazing fire that tears away the scalp | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic lazaa (Q 70:15-16). In classical seven-level schemes counted among the gates/levels of Jahannam. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_SAIR | Saʿir (the Blaze) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A level/name of Hell, the blazing fire prepared for the disbelievers | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic al-saʿir, frequent (e.g. Q 4:10, 67:5). Counted among the seven levels/gates of Jahannam. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_SAQAR | Saqar (the Scorching Fire) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | A level/name of Hell, the scorching fire that spares nothing, with nineteen keepers over it | devotional | C | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic saqar (Q 74:26-30, 54:48). One of the named levels/gates of Hell; associated with the nineteen guardians. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_SIDRAT | Sidrat al-Muntaha (the Lote-Tree of the Boundary) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The lote-tree marking the utmost boundary of the seventh heaven, near the Garden of Refuge (Jannat al-Maʾwa) | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qur'anic sidrat al-muntaha (Q 53:14-15), reached at the Miʿraj, beside jannat al-maʾwa. The cosmic boundary-tree at the limit of created knowledge. | realm | |||
| ENT_ISLR_SIRAT | As-Sirat (the bridge over Hell) | Islamic | Cosmological realm | realm | The bridge stretched over Jahannam that all must cross at the Judgment, finer than a hair and sharper than a sword | devotional | B | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eschatological al-sirat of hadith (drawing on Qur'anic sirat imagery, Q 37:23-24); the bridge to Paradise over Hell. Standard in classical accounts (Lange). | 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]);