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'}

7 rows where entity_class = "sage" and tradition = "Mesopotamian"

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tradition 1

  • Mesopotamian · 7 ✖

entity_class 1

  • sage · 7 ✖
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_MES_ADAPA Adapa   Mesopotamian Sage Primordial sage wisdom; the lost chance at immortality   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Primordial sage 0 0 0 The sage of Eridu, son of Ea, who broke the South Wind and refused the bread of life. sage
ENT_MES_ANENLILDA Anenlilda   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the incantation-priest of Eridu   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The sixth of the Seven Sages, "incantation-priest of Eridu," who advised Dumuzi the shepherd. sage
ENT_MES_ENMEBULUGGA Enmebulugga   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the fifth sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The fifth of the Seven Sages, who advised king Enmeushumgalanna. sage
ENT_MES_ENMEDUGGA Enmedugga   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the third sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The third of the Seven Sages, "allotted a good fate," who advised king Ammeluanna. sage
ENT_MES_ENMEGALAMMA Enmegalamma   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the fourth sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The fourth of the Seven Sages, who advised king Amegalanna. sage
ENT_MES_UANNEDUGGA Uannedugga   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the second sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The second of the Seven Sages, of "broad intelligence," who advised king Alalgar before the Flood. sage
ENT_MES_UTUABZU Utuabzu   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; ascent to heaven   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The seventh and last antediluvian sage, "who ascended to heaven," who advised Enmeduranki. 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]);