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'}

6 rows where tradition = "Anthroposophy"

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  • Anthroposophy · 6 ✖
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_ANT_ADVERSARIES The Threefold Adversaries   Anthroposophy Adversarial collective Adversarial collective adversary powers; threefold opposition; the Lucifer-Ahriman-Asuras grouping   literary   B candidate_verified_name Modern-strand deepening (v1.75.0) 0 0 0 Collective grouping the three classes of adversary-being in Steiner's cosmology (Lucifer, Ahriman, and the Asuras), whose opposed pulls human spiritual development must learn to balance. collective
ENT_ANT_AHRIMAN Ahriman   Anthroposophy Adversarial being Adversarial being materialism; mechanization; coldness; intellectual hardening; spiritual deadening   literary   B candidate_verified_name Modern-strand deepening (v1.75.0) 0 0 0 In Steiner's cosmology the cold, contracting adversary-being who drags humanity into materialism and denial of the spirit; the name is adapted from Zoroastrian Ahriman (Angra Mainyu) but the being is a distinct Anthroposophical re-conception. demon
ENT_ANT_ASURAS The Asuras   Anthroposophy Adversarial collective Adversarial collective spirit-self corruption; egoity; destruction of the I; the most dangerous temptation   literary   B candidate_verified_name Modern-strand deepening (v1.75.0) 0 0 0 In Steiner's teaching the third and most dangerous class of adversary-beings, attacking the human spirit-self (the 'I'); the name is borrowed from the Indian asuras but designates a distinct Anthroposophical class. collective
ENT_ANT_LUCIFER Lucifer (Anthroposophical)   Anthroposophy Adversarial being Adversarial being pride; egotism; false spirituality; fantasy; inflation; illusion   literary   B candidate_verified_name Modern-strand deepening (v1.75.0) 0 0 0 Steiner's warm, expanding adversary-being of pride, fantasy, and false/inflated spirituality, the polar opposite of Ahriman; a deliberate re-conception that shares only the name with the Christian fallen-angel Lucifer. demon
ENT_ANT_REPRESENTATIVE The Representative of Humanity   Anthroposophy Cosmic being Eschatological savior the Christ; the Sun-Being; balance; equilibrium between Lucifer and Ahriman; archetypal humanity   literary   B candidate_verified_name Modern-strand deepening (v1.75.0) 0 0 0 Steiner's figure of the Christ / Sun-Being who holds the central balance between the upward pull of Lucifer and the downward pull of Ahriman; an Anthroposophical interpretation of the Christ identified with Jesus Christ. spirit
ENT_ANT_SORAT Sorat   Anthroposophy Eschatological adversary Eschatological adversary anti-Christ force; the Sun-Demon; the Beast; the number 666; opposition to the Sun-Being   literary   B candidate_verified_name Modern-strand deepening (v1.75.0) 0 0 0 Steiner's Sun-Demon and Beast/Antichrist being, adversary of the Sun-Christ and associated with the number 666; named from the Agrippan solar spirit Sorath, distinct from the Lucifer-Ahriman-Asuras polarity. demon

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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]);