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'}

6 rows where entity_class = "saint" and tradition = "Armenian Christian"

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  • saint · 6 ✖
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_ARMC_GREGORY_ILLUMINATOR Gregory the Illuminator   Armenian Christian Bishop/saint Founder/saint evangelization, episcopate, apostolic foundation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Gregory the Illuminator (c.257-c.331), apostle and first Catholicos of Armenia; converted King Tiridates III and Christianized Armenia c.301. Attested in Agathangelos's History as the chief agent of the conversion. A venerated human, not deified. saint
ENT_ARMC_MESROP Mesrop Mashtots   Armenian Christian Monk/saint Founder/saint alphabet, scripture translation, monasticism   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Mesrop Mashtots (c.362-440), inventor of the Armenian alphabet (c.405) and translator of scripture, working under Catholicos Sahak. Attested in Movses Khorenatsi (Book III). A venerated human, not deified. saint
ENT_ARMC_NAREK Gregory of Narek   Armenian Christian Mystic/saint Mystic/saint mysticism, sacred poetry, penitential prayer   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Gregory of Narek (c.945-1003), monk of Narekavank and Armenia's greatest mystical poet; author of the Book of Lamentations, declared a Doctor of the Universal Church by Pope Francis in 2015. Attested through his surviving works. A venerated human, not deified. (Distinct from existing ENT_ORTH_GREGORY_THEOLOGIAN and ENT_ORTH_PALAMAS.) saint
ENT_ARMC_NERSES Nerses the Great   Armenian Christian Bishop/saint Bishop/saint catholicate, ecclesial reform, charity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Nerses I the Great (Catholicos c.353-373), great-grandson of Gregory the Illuminator and reforming Catholicos who convened the Council of Ashtishat and founded hospitals and almshouses. Attested in Movses Khorenatsi and Faustus of Byzantium. A venerated human, not deified. saint
ENT_ARMC_SAHAK Sahak Partev   Armenian Christian Bishop/saint Bishop/saint catholicate, scripture translation, ecclesial reform   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Sahak Partev (Isaac of Armenia, c.354-439), Catholicos of All Armenians and descendant of Gregory the Illuminator; co-sponsored the Mashtots alphabet and the Armenian Bible translation. Attested in Movses Khorenatsi. A venerated human, not deified. (Distinct homonym from Yarsan ENT_YRS_SULTAN_SAHAK.) saint
ENT_ARMC_TIRIDATES Tiridates III of Armenia   Armenian Christian Royal saint Royal saint kingship, royal conversion, patronage   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 King Trdat (Tiridates) III (r. c.287-330), the Arsacid monarch converted by Gregory the Illuminator who made Christianity the state religion of Armenia c.301; venerated as a saint. Attested in Agathangelos. A venerated human ruler, not deified. 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]);