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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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 = "scriptural-figure" and tradition = "Islamic"

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  • Islamic · 11 ✖

entity_class 1

  • scriptural-figure · 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_ISL_AISHA Aisha bint Abi Bakr   Islamic Mother of the Believers Islamic companion wife of the Prophet; hadith narrator and scholar; daughter of Abu Bakr   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 A wife of the Prophet and daughter of Abu Bakr, who became a foremost narrator of hadith and authority on Islamic law and tradition. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_HAFSA Hafsa bint Umar   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet daughter of Umar; keeper of the first written Qur'an   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 Daughter of the second caliph Umar, who kept the original compiled manuscript (suhuf) of the Qur'an after Abu Bakr. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_JUWAYRIYA Juwayriya bint al-Harith   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet daughter of a Banu Mustaliq chief; her marriage freed her tribe's captives   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 Daughter of the Banu Mustaliq chief; her marriage to the Prophet prompted Muslims to free their captives from her tribe. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_KHADIJAH Khadijah bint Khuwaylid   Islamic Mother of the Believers Islamic companion first wife of the Prophet; first believer; merchant patron   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0) 0 0 0 The first wife of the Prophet Muhammad, a wealthy Meccan merchant and the first person to accept Islam. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_MAYMUNA Maymuna bint al-Harith   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet last woman the Prophet married; aunt of Ibn Abbas and Khalid   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 The last woman Muhammad married, wed during the fulfilled compensatory pilgrimage (umrat al-qada) of 7 AH. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_SAFIYYA Safiyya bint Huyayy   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet of Jewish descent (Banu Nadir); married after Khaybar   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 A noblewoman of the Jewish Banu Nadir and daughter of its chief, who became the Prophet's wife after the Battle of Khaybar. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_SAWDA Sawda bint Zam'a   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet first wife after Khadijah's death; early convert and Abyssinian emigrant   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 The first woman Muhammad married after Khadijah's death, who had earlier emigrated to Abyssinia with her first husband. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_UMM_HABIBA Umm Habiba   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet emigrant to Abyssinia; daughter of Abu Sufyan   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, daughter of the Quraysh chief Abu Sufyan, an emigrant to Abyssinia married to the Prophet by proxy of the Negus. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_UMM_SALAMA Umm Salama   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet noted hadith narrator and counselor at Hudaybiyya   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 Hind bint Abi Umayya, a prolific narrator of hadith credited with the advice that resolved the crisis at Hudaybiyya. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_ZAYNAB_BINT_JAHSH Zaynab bint Jahsh   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet cousin of the Prophet; her marriage referenced in Qur'an 33   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 The Prophet's cousin and formerly wife of his adopted son Zayd, whose marriage is addressed in Surah al-Ahzab. scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_ZAYNAB_BINT_KHUZAYMA Zaynab bint Khuzayma   Islamic Mother of the Believers Wife of the Prophet 'Mother of the Poor' (Umm al-Masakin); died soon after the marriage   regional   A candidate_verified_name Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0) 0 0 0 Called Umm al-Masakin ('Mother of the Poor') for her generosity, she died only a few months after marrying the Prophet. scriptural-figure

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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]);