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'}

3 rows where entity_class = "spirit" and tradition = "Etruscan"

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  • spirit · 3 ✖
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_ETR_CHARUN Charun   Etruscan Daimon Underworld Deity death escort; underworld; hammers; punishment; chthonic daimon       C           Underworld daemon and active escort of the dead; appears in Tarquinian tomb paintings (Tomba degli Auguri; Tomba dell'Orco) wielding a hammer with serpents. Distinct from Greek Charon (ferryman only): Charun coerces souls into the underworld. Depicted with blue-green skin and animal features in later tradition. spirit
ENT_ETR_LASA Lasa   Etruscan Spirit Spirit Collective feminine spirits; fate; beauty; death attendants; winged figures       C           Winged female spirits; attendants and personifications of fate and beauty associated with Turan. Frequently depicted on Etruscan bronze mirrors (4th–3rd c. BCE), sometimes named individually (Lasa Vecuvia, Lasa Sitmica, Lasa Thimrae). Serve both funerary and erotic functions. spirit
ENT_ETR_TUCHULCHA Tuchulcha   Etruscan Daimon Adversarial Being underworld terror; punishment; chaos; serpent hair; demonic attendant       C           Underworld daimon with vulture beak, donkey ears, and serpents; attested in the Tomba dell'Orco at Tarquinia (4th c. BCE) alongside Charun. Uniquely Etruscan with no Greek counterpart. A terror figure whose presence in tomb frescoes reflects the Etruscan conception of death as a violent, coerced journey. spirit

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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]);