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 = "Zoroastrian"

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  • 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_RLMX_CHINVAT Chinvat Bridge   Zoroastrian Cosmological realm Cosmological realm Eschatology / judgement of the soul   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Cinvat (Chinvat) Bridge, the 'bridge of the separator/accountant' which every soul must cross after death; attested in the Gathas (Y. 46.10, 51.13) and the Vendidad (19), where Rashnu, Mithra and Sraosha judge and the Daena meets the soul. Widens for the righteous, narrows to a blade for the wicked. realm
ENT_RLMX_DRUJO_DEMANA Drujo Demana (House of Lies)   Zoroastrian Cosmological realm Cosmological realm Hell / worst existence   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Drujo Demana, the 'House of the Lie' (Avestan druj-demana), the Zoroastrian hell and abode of Angra Mainyu and the damned (the 'Worst Existence'). Antithesis of the House of Song; attested in the Gathas (Y. 46.11, 49.11) and Pahlavi eschatology. realm
ENT_RLMX_GAROTHMAN Garothman (House of Song)   Zoroastrian Cosmological realm Cosmological realm Paradise / best existence   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Garothman / Garodman, the 'House of Song' (Avestan Garo-demana), the highest paradise and abode of Ahura Mazda and the blessed (the 'Best Existence', vahishta ahu). Attested in the Avesta and elaborated in the Bundahishn and Menog-i Khrad. realm
ENT_RLMX_HAMISTAGAN Hamistagan   Zoroastrian Cosmological realm Cosmological realm Limbo / neutral intermediate state   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Hamistagan (Pahlavi hammistagan), the neutral 'place of the mixed', an intermediate state for souls whose good and evil deeds are exactly balanced; they remain there, untormented but joyless, until the final renovation (Frashokereti). Attested in the Bundahishn and Menog-i Khrad. 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]);