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'}

5 rows where entity_class = "spirit" and tradition = "Sethian"

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  • Sethian · 5 ✖

entity_class 1

  • spirit · 5 ✖
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_SET_ADAMAS Adamas   Sethian Heavenly human Aeon heavenly Adam; divine image; incorruptible human   Sethian   A candidate_verified_name Sethian core entity 1 0 0 Heavenly or incorruptible Adam figure. spirit
ENT_SET_MICHAR Michar   Sethian Baptismal power Angelic Being baptism; living water; spring of truth   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC III,2) 1 0 0 Sethian baptismal power over the holy baptism and living water (paired with Micheus) in the Gospel of the Egyptians (NHC III,2). spirit
ENT_SET_MICHEUS Micheus   Sethian Baptismal power Angelic Being baptism; living water; spring of truth   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC III,2) 1 0 0 Sethian baptismal power over the holy baptism and living water (paired with Michar) in the Gospel of the Egyptians (NHC III,2). spirit
ENT_SET_MNESINOUS Mnesinous   Sethian Baptismal power Angelic Being baptism; living water; spring of truth   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC III,2) 1 0 0 Sethian baptismal power over the spring of truth and living water in the Gospel of the Egyptians (NHC III,2). spirit
ENT_SET_SESENGENPHARANGES Sesengenpharanges   Sethian Baptismal power Angelic Being baptism of the living; purification   Sethian 2nd-3rd c. CE A candidate_verified_name Nag Hammadi primary attestation (NHC III,2) 1 0 0 Sethian baptismal power over the baptism of the living and the purifiers in the Gospel of the Egyptians (NHC III,2). 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]);