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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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]);