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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.

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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'}

44 rows where entity_class = "ritual"

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entity_id ▼	canonical_name	greek_name	tradition	entity_type	category	primary_domains	cult_scope	primary_period	evidence_confidence	review_status	inclusion_basis	earth_association_score	chthonic_flag	serpent_flag	short_note	entity_class
ENT_ALV_CEM	Cem (the gathering)		Alevi	Ritual category	Ritual category	core communal worship ceremony	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The central Alevi-Bektashi communal worship gathering led by a dede, modeled on the primordial Kirklar assembly; includes the semah. Publicly attested ritual category (interiors not modeled). Shankland; Birge.	ritual
ENT_ALV_MUHARREM	Muharrem / Matem (Alevi mourning)		Alevi	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual/devotional category	mourning observance for Husayn and the Imams	devotional		C	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The Alevi twelve-day Muharrem mourning fast (matem) commemorating Husayn's martyrdom at Karbala and the Twelve Imams, ended by Ashura. Publicly attested observance; Shankland.	ritual
ENT_ALV_SEMAH	Semah		Alevi	Ritual category	Ritual category	turning ritual dance within the cem	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The ritual turning movement performed during the cem, understood as imitating the turning of the Forty and the cosmos. UNESCO-recognized; publicly attested. Birge.	ritual
ENT_BAPTISM	Baptism		Christian	Ritual category	Ritual Category	baptism; washing; initiation; repentance; rebirth	Christian		A	candidate_verified_name	Christian ritual category	1	0	0	Christian baptismal/initiation category.	ritual
ENT_CHILDBIRTH_DANGER	Childbirth Danger		Cross-traditional	Ritual/medical abstraction	Abstraction	childbirth danger; infant danger; maternal danger; reproductive threat	Comparative		A	candidate_verified_name	cross-traditional danger category	2	0	0	Cross-traditional abstraction for danger to mothers, infants, and childbirth.	ritual
ENT_CROSS	Cross		Gnostic	Symbolic/ritual category	Ritual Category	cross; boundary; salvation; separation; restoration	Christian/Gnostic		A	candidate_verified_name	Christian/Gnostic symbolic category	0	0	0	Cross as Christian/Gnostic symbolic and theological category.	ritual
ENT_DIO_ECCLESIASTICAL_HIERARCHY	The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy	ἡ ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱεραρχία	Christian/Theurgic	Sacramental hierarchy	Earthly hierarchy	the church as image of heaven; sacraments; clergy and initiate orders	pan-Christian		A	candidate_verified_name	Pseudo-Dionysian corpus	0	0	0	The earthly hierarchy that images the celestial one: three sacred rites and two triads of ministers and initiates by which the soul is purified, illuminated, and perfected toward God.	ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_ILLUMINATION	Illumination (Photismos / Baptism)	φωτισμός	Christian/Theurgic	Ritual category	Sacrament of initiation	baptismal rebirth; enlightenment; entry into the hierarchy	liturgical		A	candidate_verified_name	Pseudo-Dionysian corpus	0	0	0	Baptism understood as "illumination" (photismos), the divine birth that opens the initiate to every other sacred rite; the first of the Dionysian theurgies (theourgiai).	ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_MYRON	Consecration of the Myron (Chrism)	μύρον	Christian/Theurgic	Ritual category	Sacrament of consecration	consecration; the fragrant ointment; perfecting anointing	liturgical		A	candidate_verified_name	Pseudo-Dionysian corpus	0	0	0	The consecration of the holy ointment (myron/chrism), a perfecting theurgy that sanctifies both altar and initiate.	ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_SYNAXIS	Synaxis (the Eucharist)	σύναξις	Christian/Theurgic	Ritual category	Sacrament of communion	gathering into unity; communion; the sacrament of sacraments	liturgical		A	candidate_verified_name	Pseudo-Dionysian corpus	0	0	0	The Eucharistic "gathering" (synaxis), called by Dionysius the sacrament of sacraments, uniting the divided initiate to the One; the centre of Christian theurgy.	ritual
ENT_INTERCESSION	Intercession		Cross-traditional	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual Category	intercession; prayer; mediation; heavenly aid	Comparative		A	candidate_verified_name	cross-traditional devotional category	0	0	0	Cross-traditional abstraction for intercession and heavenly mediation.	ritual
ENT_JEU_FIRE_BAPTISM	Baptism of Fire		Gnostic	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual category			PER_GNO_2ND_4TH	A	reviewed					The baptism of fire of the Books of Jeu: a purificatory rite, administered by Jesus and sealed by the Virgin of the Light, that forgives sins and prepares the soul for ascent and admission into the Kingdom (Treasury) of the Light.	ritual
ENT_JEU_SEALS	Seals of the Light		Gnostic	Ritual mechanism/category	Ritual category			PER_GNO_2ND_4TH	A	reviewed					The seals (sphragides) of the Jeuian rites: sacred sigils, with numbered tokens and names of power, by which the initiate authorises passage so that the archons of each aeon withdraw.	ritual
ENT_JM_GEMATRIA	Gematria		Jewish Mystical	Number-hermeneutic practice	Kabbalistic number-hermeneutics	['exegesis', 'number', 'divine names', 'angelology']	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The Kabbalistic technique in which Hebrew letters equal numerical values, so words sharing a sum share hidden meaning; numbers thereby carry divine and angelic significance. The ten sefirot are themselves the numerical emanations of the divine.	ritual
ENT_MAN_JORDAN	Jordan		Mandaean	Ritual river/category	Ritual Category	living water; baptism; ritual purification; Jordan	Mandaean		A	candidate_verified_name	Mandaean ritual category	5	0	0	Jordan/living water as ritual baptismal category.	ritual
ENT_MARTYRDOM	Martyrdom		Cross-traditional	Ritual/social category	Abstraction	martyrdom; witness; sacred suffering; death for truth	Comparative		A	candidate_verified_name	cross-traditional martyrdom category	2	1	0	Cross-traditional abstraction for martyrdom and sacred witness.	ritual
ENT_MITH_CORAX	Corax (Raven)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	first grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	First/lowest of the seven Mithraic grades, under the tutelage of Mercury; attested in the grade-lists (Jerome, Ep.107) and the Felicissimus mosaic at Ostia. Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_HELIODROMUS	Heliodromus (Sun-Runner)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	sixth grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Sixth Mithraic grade, the Sun-Runner/courier of the Sun, under Sol; depicted with radiate crown, torch and whip. Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_LEO	Leo (Lion)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	fourth grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Fourth Mithraic grade, the Lion, under Jupiter; honey rather than water used in its purification (Porphyry, De antro 15). The first 'participating' grade. Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_MILES	Miles (Soldier)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	third grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Third Mithraic grade, the Soldier, under Mars; Tertullian (De corona 15) describes the miles refusing the offered crown. Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_NYMPHUS	Nymphus (Bridegroom)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	second grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Second Mithraic grade, the (grammatically masculine coinage) 'male bride', under Venus; attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list. Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_PATER	Pater (Father)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	seventh/highest grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Seventh and highest Mithraic grade, the Father, under Saturn; leader of the local congregation (pater patrum at the apex). Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_PERSES	Perses (Persian)		Mithraic Mysteries	initiatory_grade	concept	fifth grade of initiation	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Fifth Mithraic grade, the Persian, under Luna (the Moon); attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list, evoking the cult's claimed Persian origin. Distinct from the Greek Titan Perses (ENT_PERSES_TITAN). Clauss ch.10.	ritual
ENT_MITH_TAUROCTONY	Tauroctony		Mithraic Mysteries	ritual	concept	bull-slaying cult-scene, iconography	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The central cult image: Mithras slaying the bull, attended by dog, serpent, scorpion, raven and the torchbearers; the icon of nearly every mithraeum and focus of astral interpretation. Clauss ch.7; Beck.	ritual
ENT_MONASTICISM	Monasticism		Christian	Ritual/social category	Ritual Collective	monasticism; rule; ascetic life; communal discipline	Christian		A	candidate_verified_name	Christian monastic category	3	0	0	Christian monasticism and ascetic communal life.	ritual
ENT_POSSESSION	Possession		Cross-traditional	Ritual/medical category	Abstraction	possession; spirit occupation; exorcism; affliction	Comparative		A	candidate_verified_name	cross-traditional ritual/medical category	3	0	0	Cross-traditional abstraction for possession and spirit occupation.	ritual
ENT_PRAISE	Praise		Cross-traditional	Ritual category	Ritual Category	praise; hymnody; worship; liturgical utterance			A							ritual
ENT_PRAYER	Prayer		Cross-traditional	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual Category	prayer; invocation; petition; devotion	Comparative		A	candidate_verified_name	cross-traditional devotional category	0	0	0	Cross-traditional abstraction for prayer and devotion.	ritual
ENT_PURIFICATION	Purification		Cross-traditional	Ritual category	Ritual Category	purification; cleansing; preparation; ritual purity	Comparative		A	candidate_verified_name	cross-traditional ritual category	1	0	0	Cross-traditional ritual abstraction for purification and cleansing.	ritual
ENT_SAM_PASSOVER	Samaritan Passover Sacrifice (Pesach on Gerizim)		Samaritan	Ritual	Ritual	Annual paschal lamb sacrifice on Mount Gerizim	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The living Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim is the most distinctive surviving Israelite blood-sacrifice; publicly attested annual ritual. Modeled only at the level of public observance, not ritual interiors.	ritual
ENT_SCAPEGOAT	Scapegoat		Israelite/Second Temple	Ritual category	Ritual Collective	scapegoat; ritual removal; sin-bearing; wilderness	Biblical ritual		A	candidate_verified_name	biblical ritual category	4	0	0	Ritual scapegoat category associated with removal of sins to the wilderness.	ritual
ENT_SOL_ARS_NOTORIA_NOTAE	The Notae of the Ars Notoria		Solomonic Magic	Revealed art	Ritual figures	infused knowledge; memory; the liberal arts; visual contemplation; angelic transmission	regional		A	candidate_verified_name	Angel/spirit of the early-medieval Latin Solomonic magic tradition (Ars Notoria, Liber Juratus, Liber Razielis)	0	0	0	The notae are the complex diagrammatic figures, inscribed with names of angels and verba ignota, contemplated while reciting the orationes; presented as a heaven-sent art by which knowledge of the sciences is infused.	ritual
ENT_SOL_BEATIFIC_VISION_OP	Operation of the Beatific Vision (Liber Juratus)		Solomonic Magic	Revealed art	Ritual operation	vision of God; angelic ascent; purification; consecration; divine names	regional		A	candidate_verified_name	Angel/spirit of the early-medieval Latin Solomonic magic tradition (Ars Notoria, Liber Juratus, Liber Razielis)	0	0	0	The central operation of the Sworn Book is a regimen of purification, prayer and consecration culminating in the operator's attainment of the beatific vision (the direct sight of God) mediated by angels.	ritual
ENT_SOL_SEMIFORAS	The Semiforas / Schemhamphoras Names (Liber Razielis)		Solomonic Magic	Revealed art	Divine names	divine names; the ineffable Name; power over creation; astral and angelic operations	regional		B	candidate_verified_name	Angel/spirit of the early-medieval Latin Solomonic magic tradition (Ars Notoria, Liber Juratus, Liber Razielis)	0	0	0	The Latin Liber Razielis transmits the Semiforas (a Latinization of Shem ha-Mephorash, the 'explicit Name'), powerful divine names revealed to Adam and the patriarchs conferring authority over creation and the angels.	ritual
ENT_SUF_DHIKR	Dhikr		Islamic/Sufi	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual category			PER_ISL_CLASSICAL	A	reviewed					The remembrance and invocation of God (often through the divine names), the central Sufi spiritual practice for polishing the heart and realising the divine presence.	ritual
ENT_SUF_SAMA	Sama		Islamic/Sufi	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual category			PER_ISL_MEDIEVAL	A	reviewed					Spiritual audition: listening to music and poetry (and, in the Mevlevi turning, sacred dance) as a means of inducing ecstasy and remembrance; a contested but widespread Sufi practice.	ritual
ENT_THEURGIC_ASENT	Ascent		Late Antique Ritual	Ritual/cosmological process	Abstraction	ascent; anagoge; return; elevation	Theurgic/Hermetic/Gnostic		A	candidate_verified_name	ritual/cosmological process	0	0	0	Ritual or contemplative ascent toward divine realms.	ritual
ENT_THEURGY	Theurgy		Late Antique Ritual	Ritual category	Ritual Category	divine work; ritual ascent; union; purification	Theurgic		A	candidate_verified_name	theurgic ritual category	1	0	0	Ritual practice aimed at divine union, ascent, or participation.	ritual
ENT_VAL_APOLYTROSIS	Apolytrosis		Valentinian	Ritual/devotional category	Ritual category			PER_GNO_2ND_4TH	A	reviewed					Apolytrosis ("redemption"/release): the Valentinian sacrament of liberation that seals the pneumatic for ascent through the powers, closely bound to the bridal chamber (Irenaeus AH I.21).	ritual
ENT_VAL_BRIDAL_CHAMBER	Bridal Chamber		Valentinian	Ritual/symbolic category	Ritual Collective	bridal chamber; union; sacrament; restoration	Valentinian		A	candidate_verified_name	Valentinian ritual-symbolic entity	1	0	0	Valentinian ritual/symbolic category of union and restoration.	ritual
ENT_VF_ANGEL_NUMBERS	Angel Numbers		Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion	Divinatory practice	New Age numerology / sign-reading	['divination', 'guidance', 'synchronicity', 'reassurance']	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Sincere devotional/divinatory engagement: seeing repeating digits (111, 222, 444, 1111) is read as a direct message from one's guardian angels; people pause, interpret the number's meaning from published correspondences, and adjust action or take comfort accordingly. Codified by Doreen Virtue (Angel Numbers, 2005) within New Age numerology and exploded on Gen Z TikTok as a mass vernacular practice. A reading practice oriented toward the New Age angels, hence aligned_with them.	ritual
ENT_VF_MANIFESTATION	Manifestation		Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion	Ritual category	Law of Attraction practice	['intention', 'attraction', 'desire', 'ritual technique']	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	A ritual/practice category with structured techniques (scripting, vision boards, affirmations, the 3-6-9 method, gratitude lists) directed at 'the Universe' to obtain desired outcomes. Documented as a mass contemporary practice by Burton (Strange Rites) and rooted in New Thought via The Secret; the petitionary action is directed at and embodies trust in the Universe.	ritual
ENT_WIC_WHEEL_OF_YEAR	The Wheel of the Year (Eight Sabbats)		Wicca	Ritual	ritual	seasonal festival cycle, solar/agricultural calendar	devotional		B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The eightfold ritual calendar of Wicca — the four 'greater' (Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh) and four 'lesser' (solstices/equinoxes) sabbats — enacting the cyclical relationship of the God and Goddess. A core practiced ritual cycle.	ritual
ENT_YRS_JAM	Jam (ritual assembly)		Yarsan	Ritual category	Ritual category	ritual; communal worship	devotional		C	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The communal ritual assembly (jam/jamkhana) central to Yarsan worship, with the votive offering and music; only its public form is modeled here (Mir-Hosseini).	ritual

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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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44 rows where entity_class = "ritual"

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