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 = "saint" and tradition = "Alevi"

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  • Alevi · 4 ✖

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  • saint · 4 ✖
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_ALV_BALIM_SULTAN Balim Sultan   Alevi Founder/saint Founder/saint organizer (pir-i sani) of the Bektashi order   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Early-16th-c. saint called the 'second pir' (pir-i sani) credited with systematizing Bektashi ritual and organization at the Pir Evi (Haji Bektash lodge). Attested; Birge. saint
ENT_ALV_HAJI_BEKTASH Haji Bektash Veli (Alevi-Bektashi veneration)   Alevi Saint Saint eponymous saint / pir of the path   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The 13th-c. Anatolian saint venerated as pir and patron of the Alevi-Bektashi path; the Alevi reception of the historical figure recorded at ENT_SUF_BEKTASH. Velayetname hagiography; Birge. saint
ENT_ALV_HIZIR Hizir (Alevi veneration)   Alevi Holy figure Holy figure immortal helper, patron of the distressed   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Alevi veneration of Hizir (Khidr) as the ever-living helper invoked in distress, honored with the Hizir fast; the Alevi reception of the figure at ENT_ISL_KHIDR. Attested in Alevi practice. saint
ENT_ALV_PIR_SULTAN Pir Sultan Abdal   Alevi Mystic/saint Mystic/saint saint-poet / martyr of the tradition   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 16th-c. Alevi saint-poet (asik) executed by Ottoman authorities; his nefes hymns are central to Alevi devotional repertoire and identity. Attested poet of the Kizilbash-Alevi milieu. saint

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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]);