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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'}

11 rows where entity_class = "sage" and tradition = "Islamic/Shi'a"

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  • Islamic/Shi'a · 11 ✖

entity_class 1

  • sage · 11 ✖
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_ISL_ALI Ali ibn Abi Talib   Islamic/Shi'a Imam/holy figure Holy Figure walaya; esoteric knowledge; sainthood; courage   Shi'a/Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic holy figure 1 0 0 First Imam in Shi'a Islam and major holy figure in Islamic esoteric traditions. sage
ENT_ISL_ASKARI Hasan al-Askari   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; the father of the Hidden Imam   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 11th Imam 0 0 0 Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh Imam, father of the awaited Mahdi. sage
ENT_ISL_BAQIR Muhammad al-Baqir   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; the opening of knowledge   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 5th Imam 0 0 0 Muhammad al-Baqir ("the Splitter-open of Knowledge"), the fifth Imam. sage
ENT_ISL_HADI Ali al-Hadi   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; guidance under surveillance   Shi'a   B candidate_verified_name The 10th Imam 0 0 0 Ali al-Hadi ("the Guide"), the tenth Imam, held under watch at Samarra. sage
ENT_ISL_HASAN Hasan ibn Ali   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; forbearance   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 2nd Imam 0 0 0 Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam, who abdicated the caliphate to Mu'awiya. sage
ENT_ISL_JAWAD Muhammad al-Jawad   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; youthful wisdom   Shi'a   B candidate_verified_name The 9th Imam 0 0 0 Muhammad al-Jawad ("the Generous"), the ninth Imam, who succeeded as a child. sage
ENT_ISL_KAZIM Musa al-Kazim   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; patient endurance   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 7th Imam 0 0 0 Musa al-Kazim ("the Forbearing"), the seventh Imam, who died imprisoned in Baghdad. sage
ENT_ISL_MAHDI Muhammad al-Mahdi   Islamic/Shi'a Hidden Imam/eschatological figure Holy Figure occultation; eschatology; justice; return   Shi'a/Islamic   A candidate_verified_name Islamic eschatological holy figure 1 0 0 Hidden Imam and eschatological figure in Twelver Shi'ism. sage
ENT_ISL_RIDA Ali al-Rida   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; the shrine of Mashhad   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 8th Imam 0 0 0 Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam, named heir by al-Ma'mun; his shrine is at Mashhad. sage
ENT_ISL_SADIQ Ja'far al-Sadiq   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; jurisprudence; transmitted knowledge   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 6th Imam 0 0 0 Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam, founder of the Ja'fari school and major transmitter of Shi'a hadith. sage
ENT_ISL_ZAYN_ABIDIN Ali Zayn al-Abidin   Islamic/Shi'a Imam Twelve Imams the Imamate; devotion; the Sahifa Sajjadiyya   Shi'a   A candidate_verified_name The 4th Imam 0 0 0 Ali Zayn al-Abidin ("Ornament of the Worshippers"), the fourth Imam, survivor of Karbala. 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]);
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