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 tradition = "Alchemical"

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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_ALC_AZOTH Azoth   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle universal solvent; first matter; transforming agent   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Azoth, the universal transforming agent/first-and-last principle of the work, often identified with Philosophical Mercury; a key operative term of the practiced art (Paracelsus, Basil Valentine). abstraction
ENT_ALC_GREEN_LION The Green Lion   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle crude prime matter; vitriol; dissolution   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Green Lion, personified raw/unripe matter or vitriol that 'devours the sun' (dissolves gold) early in the opus; a recurrent emblematic figure of the alchemical corpus. abstraction
ENT_ALC_KING The Alchemical King (Sol/Rex)   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle solar principle; gold; the fixed masculine   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Red King / Sol, solar 'masculine' partner of the royal pair whose union (the chymical wedding) is enacted symbolically in the alchemical opus. abstraction
ENT_ALC_MERCURY_PHIL Philosophical Mercury   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle mediating principle; spirit; volatility; transformation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mercurius philosophorum, the volatile mediating spirit-principle of the tria prima and chief agent of transmutation; revered in the corpus as the duplex/ambivalent Mercurius, not ordinary quicksilver. Homonym: distinct from the Roman god Mercury and from Hermes Trismegistus. abstraction
ENT_ALC_PRINCIPLES The Alchemical Principles   Alchemical Abstract power/category collective alchemy; transmutation; Hermetic philosophy   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Collective hub for the personified principles of Western alchemy as engaged operatively and contemplatively within Hermetic-alchemical practice; basis for membership grouping, not a worshipped deity. abstraction
ENT_ALC_QUEEN The Alchemical Queen (Luna/Regina)   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle lunar principle; silver; the volatile feminine   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The White Queen / Luna, lunar 'feminine' partner of the royal pair in the chymical wedding; counterpart of the King in the practiced coniunctio. abstraction
ENT_ALC_REBIS The Rebis   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle coniunctio; hermaphrodite; union of opposites   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Rebis, the conjoined hermaphroditic offspring of the King and Queen embodying the union of opposites (coniunctio); a central goal-image of the alchemical work. abstraction
ENT_ALC_SALT Salt (Philosophical)   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle passive principle; body; fixity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Philosophical Salt, the fixed corporeal 'body' principle of the Paracelsian tria prima that binds Sulphur and Mercury; an operative category of the practiced art. abstraction
ENT_ALC_SULPHUR Sulphur (Philosophical)   Alchemical Abstract/cosmological category principle active masculine principle; soul; combustibility   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Philosophical Sulphur, the hot/dry active 'masculine' soul-principle of the tria prima; treated in alchemical practice as the fixing, coloring agent, distinct from common brimstone. abstraction

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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]);