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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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'}

9 rows where entity_class = "ruler" and tradition = "Arthurian"

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  • Arthurian · 9 ✖

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  • ruler · 9 ✖
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_ART_ARTHUR King Arthur   Arthurian King Legendary king kingship; war; the Round Table; the once and future king   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 Legendary king of the Britons who founds the Round Table at Camelot and is borne to Avalon after Camlann. ruler
ENT_ART_FISHER_KING The Fisher King   Arthurian King Grail guardian guardianship of the Grail; the wasteland and its healing   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 Maimed guardian of the Grail (Pelles/Anfortas) whose wound mirrors the wasteland. ruler
ENT_ART_GUINEVERE Guinevere   Arthurian Queen Legendary queen queenship; courtly love; the affair with Lancelot   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 Wife of Arthur whose love for Lancelot precipitates the fall of the realm. ruler
ENT_ART_IGRAINE Igraine   Arthurian Queen Legendary noblewoman noble lineage; the begetting of Arthur   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 Wife of Gorlois then Uther; mother of Arthur, Morgan, and Morgause. ruler
ENT_ART_ISOLDE Isolde   Arthurian Queen Legendary lover tragic love; the love potion; courtly devotion   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 Irish princess and queen of Cornwall, fated lover of Tristan. ruler
ENT_ART_KING_LOT King Lot   Arthurian King Legendary king kingship; war; the Orkney lineage   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 King of Orkney, husband of Morgause and father of Gawain and his brothers. ruler
ENT_ART_MORGAUSE Morgause   Arthurian Queen Legendary noblewoman queenship; the begetting of Mordred; the Orkney lineage   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 Half-sister of Arthur, wife of Lot, mother of the Orkney knights and of Mordred. ruler
ENT_ART_PELLINORE Pellinore   Arthurian King Knight of the Round Table kingship; the Questing Beast; the feud   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 King who pursues the Questing Beast, slays Lot, and fathers Lamorak. ruler
ENT_ART_UTHER_PENDRAGON Uther Pendragon   Arthurian King Legendary king kingship; war; the begetting of Arthur   literary   B candidate_verified_name Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0) 0 0 0 King who, disguised by Merlin as Gorlois, begets Arthur upon Igraine at Tintagel. ruler

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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]);