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 = "sage" and tradition = "Bahá'í"

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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
ENT_BAH_ABDULBAHA Abdu'l-Bahá (Abbás Effendi)   Bahá'í Authoritative interpreter/exemplar Authoritative interpreter/exemplar interpretation; exemplar; covenant   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1844-1921; eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, appointed Centre of the Covenant and authorized interpreter; not regarded as a Manifestation. Historically attested; Smith (2008). sage
ENT_BAH_COVENANT Covenant (Bahá'í)   Bahá'í Theological concept Theological concept succession; authority; unity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Bahá'í concept of the binding chain of authority from Bahá'u'lláh through Abdu'l-Bahá, the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice. Attested in Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Smith (2008). sage
ENT_BAH_MAZHAR Manifestation of God (Mazhar)   Bahá'í Theological concept Theological concept prophetology; divine mediation; revelation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Core Bahá'í concept: a perfect mirror reflecting divine attributes who founds a religious dispensation. Attested in Kitáb-i-Íqán; Smith (2008) ch. on theology. sage
ENT_BAH_SHOGHI Shoghi Effendi (Shoghi Rabbání)   Bahá'í Guardian/authoritative interpreter Guardian/authoritative interpreter guardianship; interpretation; administration   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1897-1957; great-grandson of Bahá'u'lláh, Guardian of the Cause and authorized interpreter who built the administrative order. Historically attested; author of God Passes By. sage

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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]);