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 = "saint" and tradition = "Syriac Christian"

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  • saint · 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_SYR_ADDAI Addai (Thaddeus of Edessa)   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human apostolic mission; foundation of Edessan church   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Apostle-evangelist of Edessa in the Abgar legend (Doctrine of Addai), traditional founder of Syriac Christianity. Legendary-traditional attestation via the Doctrine of Addai, cited in Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_APHRAHAT Aphrahat the Persian Sage   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human biblical exegesis; ascetic theology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Early-4th-c. Persian author of the 23 Demonstrations, earliest major Syriac theologian, writing under Sasanian rule. Attested by his Demonstrations and Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_BABAI Babai the Great   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human systematic theology; monastic reform; christology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 East Syriac monk-theologian (c.551-628) who systematized Church-of-the-East dyophysite christology in his Book of the Union and reformed its monasteries. Attested by Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_BARDAISAN Bardaisan of Edessa   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human early Syriac thought; cosmology; dialogue   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Early Edessene Christian philosopher (154-222), author/subject of the Book of the Laws of Countries; later judged heterodox for astral-cosmological views. Foundational but contested figure; attested by Brock and the Dialogue. saint
ENT_SYR_BAR_HEBRAEUS Bar Hebraeus (Gregory Abu al-Faraj)   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human polymathy; chronicle; theology; philosophy   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 13th-c. West Syriac (Syriac Orthodox) maphrian, polymath and chronicler, last great classical Syriac author. Attested by his Chronicle and Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_EPHREM Ephrem the Syrian   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human liturgical poetry; symbolic theology; anti-heresy hymnody   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Deacon of Nisibis and Edessa (c.306-373), 'Harp of the Spirit', greatest Syriac hymnographer; doctor of the universal church. Attested by his Madrashe and Brock's study. saint
ENT_SYR_ISAAC_NINEVEH Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian)   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human ascetic mysticism; prayer; divine mercy   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 7th-c. East Syriac bishop of Nineveh and hermit whose Ascetical Homilies on mercy and prayer were read across Orthodox monasticism. Attested by his homilies and Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_JACOB_SERUGH Jacob of Serugh   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human liturgical poetry; verse homily (memra)   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 West Syriac bishop (c.451-521), 'Flute of the Holy Spirit', author of hundreds of metrical verse homilies. Attested by his memre and Brock. saint
ENT_SYR_JOHN_EPHESUS John of Ephesus   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human church history; hagiography; mission   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 6th-c. West Syriac (Miaphysite) bishop and historian, author of the Ecclesiastical History and Lives of the Eastern Saints. Attested by his historical works and Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_NARSAI Narsai   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human verse homily; biblical exegesis; theological education   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 5th-c. East Syriac poet-theologian, 'Harp of the Spirit' of the Church of the East, head of the School of Nisibis. Attested by his metrical homilies and Baum-Winkler. saint
ENT_SYR_PHILOXENUS Philoxenus of Mabbug   Syriac Christian sanctified human sanctified human miaphysite theology; ascetic teaching; scripture revision   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 West Syriac bishop (c.440-523), leading Miaphysite theologian and ascetic writer, sponsor of the Philoxenian Syriac New Testament. Attested by his discourses and Baum-Winkler. 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]);