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'}

9 rows where entity_class = "spirit" and tradition = "Mandaean"

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  • Mandaean · 9 ✖

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  • spirit · 9 ✖
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_MAN_ABATHUR Abathur   Mandaean Judgment/lightworld being Threshold Being judgment; scales; boundary; souls   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean judgment entity 1 1 0 Judgment figure associated with weighing souls. spirit
ENT_MAN_ANOSH Anosh   Mandaean Lightworld being Light Being lightworld; revelation; lineage   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean lightworld entity 0 0 0 Lightworld figure, often grouped with Hibil and Sitil. spirit
ENT_MAN_BIHRAM Bihram   Mandaean Lightworld being Uthra of baptism baptism; the living water; purification   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Uthra of baptism 0 0 0 Bihram, the great uthra invoked over the baptismal waters in the masbuta. spirit
ENT_MAN_MELKA_D_NHURA Melka d-Nhura   Mandaean Lightworld being Light Being king of light; lightworld; revelation   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean lightworld entity 0 0 0 King of Light or major lightworld figure. spirit
ENT_MAN_RUHA Ruha   Mandaean Adversarial/female spirit Adversarial Being spirit; lower world; planets; sexuality; opposition   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean adversarial entity 4 1 0 Ruha, often associated with the lower world and adversarial planetary powers. spirit
ENT_MAN_SIMAT_HAYYI Simat Hayyi   Mandaean Lightworld being Treasure of Life the consort of the Great Life; the source of souls   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Consort of the Great Life 0 0 0 Simat Hayyi, the Treasure of Life, the female counterpart of the Great Life. spirit
ENT_MAN_SITIL Sitil   Mandaean Lightworld being Light Being lightworld; salvation; lineage   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean lightworld entity 0 0 0 Lightworld figure, often grouped with Hibil and Anosh. spirit
ENT_MAN_YAWAR_ZIWA Yawar Ziwa   Mandaean Lightworld being Great uthra radiance; the helping of souls   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Great uthra 0 0 0 Yawar Ziwa, "the Dazzling," a great uthra of light and a helper of souls. spirit
ENT_MAN_YUSHAMIN Yushamin   Mandaean Demiurgic/lightworld being Demiurge second life; rebellion; failed creation; emanation   Mandaean   A candidate_verified_name Mandaean demiurgic entity 2 0 0 Important emanated being whose actions lead to cosmic disorder. 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]);