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'}

14 rows where entity_class = "sage" and tradition = "Israelite/Second Temple"

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  • Israelite/Second Temple · 14 ✖

entity_class 1

  • sage · 14 ✖
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_ISR_AARON Aaron   Israelite/Second Temple Priest First high priest of Israel the priesthood; spokesman of Moses; the golden calf   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 Brother of Moses and Miriam, spokesman before Pharaoh, and the first high priest of Israel. sage
ENT_ISR_EZRA Ezra   Israelite/Second Temple Priest Priest-scribe of the restoration the Torah; restoration of the law; communal reform   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0) 0 0 0 Priest and scribe who led returning exiles and re-established the Torah in restored Jerusalem. sage
ENT_STJ_AHIKAR Ahikar   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Deuterocanonical figure court wisdom, proverbs   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Wise Assyrian-court counselor of the Ahikar legend, named as Tobit's nephew in the Book of Tobit (NRSV Apocrypha); his proverbs circulated widely in the ancient Near East. sage
ENT_STJ_AKIVA Akiva ben Joseph   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Sage halakhah, Mishnah systematization, martyrdom   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Pre-eminent early-2nd-c. CE Tannaitic sage who systematized halakhah, supported the Bar Kokhba revolt, and was martyred by Rome; foundational to the later Mishnah. Attested in rabbinic literature and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_ELEAZAR_MARTYR Eleazar the Martyr   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Deuterocanonical figure martyrdom, fidelity to the Law   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Aged scribe martyred under Antiochus IV for refusing to eat swine's flesh; exemplary martyr of 2 Maccabees 6 (NRSV Apocrypha). Distinct from Eleazar the Maccabee brother. sage
ENT_STJ_HILLEL Hillel the Elder   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Sage halakhah, hermeneutics, lenient rulings   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Foundational Tannaitic sage (late 1st c. BCE-early 1st c. CE), head of the lenient House of Hillel and formulator of the seven middot of interpretation; attested in the Mishnah and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_HONI Honi the Circle-Drawer   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Sage prayer for rain, charismatic piety   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1st-c. BCE charismatic miracle-working sage who drew a circle and refused to leave until God sent rain (Mishnah Ta'anit 3:8; Josephus, Antiquities 14, as Onias). sage
ENT_STJ_JOSEPHUS Flavius Josephus   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Historian history, apologetics   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1st-c. CE Jewish historian (Yosef ben Matityahu), Pharisee and former rebel commander, author of The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews — the principal narrative source for Second Temple Judaism. Historical figure. sage
ENT_STJ_JUDAH_HANASI Judah ha-Nasi   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Sage redaction of the Mishnah, patriarchate   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Patriarch (Nasi) of c. 200 CE traditionally credited with the redaction of the Mishnah, closing the Tannaitic era; attested in rabbinic sources and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_PHILO Philo of Alexandria   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Philosopher allegorical exegesis, Hellenistic-Jewish philosophy   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1st-c. CE Hellenistic-Jewish philosopher and exegete of Alexandria who fused Torah with Platonism (the Logos doctrine); historical author of an extensive surviving corpus. Distinct from Philo of Byblos. Attested in his own works and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_SHAMMAI Shammai   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Sage halakhah, strict rulings   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Contemporary and counterpart of Hillel, head of the stricter House of Shammai; the Hillel-Shammai disputes shape Tannaitic halakhah. Attested in the Mishnah and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_SIMEON_THE_JUST Simeon the Just   Israelite/Second Temple Priest Sage high priesthood, Torah transmission   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 High priest remembered as one of the last of the Great Assembly; opening figure of Pirkei Avot ('the world stands on three things'). Conflated traditions (3rd or 2nd c. BCE) make identity uncertain. Attested in Mishnah Avot and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_TEACHER_OF_RIGHTEOUSNESS The Teacher of Righteousness   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Qumran figure Qumran community leadership, sectarian interpretation   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Founding priestly leader and inspired interpreter of the Qumran (Dead Sea Scrolls) community, named in the pesharim and the Damascus Document; historical identity debated. Attested in the Scrolls and Schäfer. sage
ENT_STJ_YOHANAN_BEN_ZAKKAI Yohanan ben Zakkai   Israelite/Second Temple Sage Sage Torah academy, post-Temple reconstruction   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Leading 1st-c. CE sage who, per tradition, escaped besieged Jerusalem (70 CE) and founded the academy at Yavneh, reconstituting Judaism after the Temple's fall. Attested in rabbinic sources and Schäfer. 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]);