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'}

5 rows where entity_class = "sage" and tradition = "Christian/Theurgic"

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  • Christian/Theurgic · 5 ✖

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  • sage · 5 ✖
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_DIO_DEACONS Deacons (Leitourgoi) λειτουργοί Christian/Theurgic Clergy order Purifying clergy order purification; cleansing of the uninitiated; sacred service   liturgical   A candidate_verified_name Pseudo-Dionysian corpus 0 0 0 The lowest clerical order, the purifying rank (the "liturgists") that cleanses and separates the unready before illumination. sage
ENT_DIO_DIVINE_NAMES The Divine Names τὰ θεῖα ὀνόματα Christian/Theurgic Theological category Cataphatic theology the names predicated of God; Good, Being, Life, Wisdom, Light, Beauty, Love   pan-Christian   A candidate_verified_name Pseudo-Dionysian corpus 0 0 0 The cataphatic catalogue of names by which Scripture praises the Thearchy through its beneficent processions into creation — Good, Being, Life, Wisdom, Power, Beauty, Love, and the rest. sage
ENT_DIO_HIERARCHS Hierarchs (Bishops) ἱεράρχαι Christian/Theurgic Clergy order Perfecting clergy order consecration; perfection; summit of the sacred ministry   liturgical   A candidate_verified_name Pseudo-Dionysian corpus 0 0 0 The highest clerical order, the perfecting rank that consecrates the sacraments and completes initiation; the human analogue of the perfecting power in heaven. sage
ENT_DIO_PRIESTS Sacred Priests (Hiereis) ἱερεῖς Christian/Theurgic Clergy order Illuminating clergy order illumination; the sacred mysteries; teaching   liturgical   A candidate_verified_name Pseudo-Dionysian corpus 0 0 0 The middle clerical order, the illuminating rank that brings the initiated into the light of the mysteries under the hierarch. sage
ENT_DIO_THEOSIS Deification (Theosis) θέωσις Christian/Theurgic Mystical process/category Goal of hierarchy assimilation to and union with God; the goal of every hierarchy; deification   pan-Christian   A candidate_verified_name Pseudo-Dionysian corpus 0 0 0 Dionysius's stated goal of all hierarchy — "assimilation to and union with God so far as is attainable" — the Christian-theurgic deification later systematised as the Orthodox doctrine of theosis. 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]);