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'}

13 rows where tradition = "Alawite"

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  • Alawite · 13 ✖
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_ALW_ALI Ali (the Ma'na / Meaning)   Alawite Deified figure Deified figure divine essence,meaning,supreme principle   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested: in Nusayri-Alawi doctrine Ali ibn Abi Talib is the Ma'na, the divine essence/Meaning behind manifestation. Homonym/same person as mainstream Shi'i Imam ENT_ISL_ALI, venerated differently (deified, not merely first Imam). hero
ENT_ALW_AYN_MIM_SIN_DOCTRINE Ayn-Mim-Sin (the trinitarian formula)   Alawite Doctrine Doctrine theology,trinity,initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested core doctrine: the AMS confession encoding the triad Ma'na-Ism-Bab (Ali-Muhammad-Salman), recited as the foundational creed of the initiated (Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002). abstraction
ENT_ALW_BAB al-Bab (the Gate)   Alawite Divine principle/person Divine principle gate,mediation,initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrinal principle: the Gate, third hypostasis emanated from the Name, the mediator of esoteric knowledge, borne by Salman in the Muhammadan cycle. abstraction
ENT_ALW_IBN_NUSAYR Ibn Nusayr al-Namiri   Alawite Prophet/revealer Prophet/revealer founder,prophecy,revelation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested historical figure (d. c. 868): Abu Shu'ayb Muhammad ibn Nusayr al-Namiri al-Numayri, the eponymous founder-prophet of the Nusayriyya, who claimed to be the Bab of the tenth Imam Ali al-Hadi / al-Askari (Friedman 2010). prophet
ENT_ALW_ISM al-Ism (the Name)   Alawite Divine principle/person Divine principle name,veil,manifestation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrinal principle: the Name, the second hypostasis emanated from the Ma'na, the veil of manifestation, borne by Muhammad in the Muhammadan cycle. abstraction
ENT_ALW_KHASIBI al-Husayn ibn Hamdan al-Khasibi   Alawite Sufi master/author Theologian doctrine,organization,theology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested historical figure (d. c. 969): the organizer and systematizer of the Nusayri religion, author of the Kitab al-Hidaya al-Kubra, who established the community in Aleppo and Baghdad (Friedman 2010; Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002). sage
ENT_ALW_MANA al-Ma'na (the Meaning)   Alawite Divine principle/person Divine principle divine essence,meaning,supreme principle   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrinal principle (Halm 1982; Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002): the hidden divine essence/Meaning, the first hypostasis of the triad, embodied in each cycle by Ali. abstraction
ENT_ALW_MUHAMMAD Muhammad (the Ism / Name)   Alawite Divine manifestation Divine manifestation name,veil,manifestation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested: Muhammad is the Ism (Name) and the hijab/veil through which the Ma'na is manifested. Same person as the Prophet ENT_ISL_MUHAMMAD, theologically subordinated to Ali in Nusayri doctrine (homonym). deity
ENT_ALW_MUQADDASIYYA The Aytam / Five Incomparable Ones (al-Aytam al-Khamsa)   Alawite Holy collective Holy collective cosmology,intercession,sacred company   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested cosmological collective (Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002): the five 'orphans/incomparables' (aytam), spiritual hierarchs emanated below the Bab who administer the cosmos. Publicly attested function only. collective
ENT_ALW_SALMAN Salman (the Bab / Gate)   Alawite Divine manifestation Divine manifestation gate,mediation,initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested: Salman al-Farisi is the Bab (Gate), the mediating gateway who transmits knowledge of the Ma'na. Same person as ENT_ISL_SALMAN, Companion of the Prophet (homonym). deity
ENT_ALW_SEVEN_CYCLES The Seven Cycles of Manifestation (al-Adwar al-Sab'a)   Alawite Doctrine Doctrine cyclical manifestation,cosmology,history   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrine (Halm 1982; Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002): the Ma'na manifests through seven historical cycles, each with its own Ism and Bab, culminating in the Ali-Muhammad-Salman (Muhammadan) cycle. abstraction
ENT_ALW_TAQAMMUS Tanasukh / Taqammus (transmigration of souls)   Alawite Doctrine Doctrine soul,reincarnation,eschatology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrine: belief in the transmigration/metempsychosis of souls (taqammus), tied to the cyclical descent of the divine and the moral state of the initiate (Friedman 2010). abstraction
ENT_ALW_TRINITY Ayn-Mim-Sin (the Alawite Trinity)   Alawite Divine collective Divine collective divine triad,manifestation,cosmology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested (Friedman 2010; Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002) as the central Nusayri-Alawi triad of three letters: Ayn (Ali), Mim (Muhammad), Sin (Salman). Cohort hub. collective

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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]);