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'}

4 rows where entity_class = "realm" and tradition = "Mandaean"

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  • Mandaean · 4 ✖

entity_class 1

  • realm · 4 ✖
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_MAN_MATARTAS Matartas   Mandaean Cosmological realm Purgatory stations the watch-stations of the soul's ascent; judgment   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Soul's toll-stations 0 0 0 The matartas, the watch-houses and purgatories through which the ascending soul must pass. realm
ENT_MAN_TIBIL Tibil   Mandaean Cosmological realm Material world the middle earth; the place of trial   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean material world 2 0 0 Tibil, the material earth between the worlds of light and darkness, fashioned by Ptahil. realm
ENT_MAN_WORLD_DARKNESS World of Darkness   Mandaean Cosmological realm Underworld the lower waters; the abode of the dark powers   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean underworld 0 1 0 Alma d-Hshuka, the World of Darkness, the realm of the black waters and the dark powers. realm
ENT_MAN_WORLD_LIGHT World of Light   Mandaean Cosmological realm Lightworld the abode of the Great Life and the uthras   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean lightworld 0 0 0 Alma d-Nhura, the World of Light, the abode of the Great Life and the uthras. 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]);