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'}

7 rows where tradition = "Armenian Christian"

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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_ARMC_FATHERS Fathers and Saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church   Armenian Christian Saint collective Collective national church, sanctity, apostolic lineage   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Collective hub for the founding and formative saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church; a modeling hub, not an attested single figure. collective
ENT_ARMC_GREGORY_ILLUMINATOR Gregory the Illuminator   Armenian Christian Bishop/saint Founder/saint evangelization, episcopate, apostolic foundation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Gregory the Illuminator (c.257-c.331), apostle and first Catholicos of Armenia; converted King Tiridates III and Christianized Armenia c.301. Attested in Agathangelos's History as the chief agent of the conversion. A venerated human, not deified. saint
ENT_ARMC_MESROP Mesrop Mashtots   Armenian Christian Monk/saint Founder/saint alphabet, scripture translation, monasticism   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Mesrop Mashtots (c.362-440), inventor of the Armenian alphabet (c.405) and translator of scripture, working under Catholicos Sahak. Attested in Movses Khorenatsi (Book III). A venerated human, not deified. saint
ENT_ARMC_NAREK Gregory of Narek   Armenian Christian Mystic/saint Mystic/saint mysticism, sacred poetry, penitential prayer   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Gregory of Narek (c.945-1003), monk of Narekavank and Armenia's greatest mystical poet; author of the Book of Lamentations, declared a Doctor of the Universal Church by Pope Francis in 2015. Attested through his surviving works. A venerated human, not deified. (Distinct from existing ENT_ORTH_GREGORY_THEOLOGIAN and ENT_ORTH_PALAMAS.) saint
ENT_ARMC_NERSES Nerses the Great   Armenian Christian Bishop/saint Bishop/saint catholicate, ecclesial reform, charity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Nerses I the Great (Catholicos c.353-373), great-grandson of Gregory the Illuminator and reforming Catholicos who convened the Council of Ashtishat and founded hospitals and almshouses. Attested in Movses Khorenatsi and Faustus of Byzantium. A venerated human, not deified. saint
ENT_ARMC_SAHAK Sahak Partev   Armenian Christian Bishop/saint Bishop/saint catholicate, scripture translation, ecclesial reform   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Saint Sahak Partev (Isaac of Armenia, c.354-439), Catholicos of All Armenians and descendant of Gregory the Illuminator; co-sponsored the Mashtots alphabet and the Armenian Bible translation. Attested in Movses Khorenatsi. A venerated human, not deified. (Distinct homonym from Yarsan ENT_YRS_SULTAN_SAHAK.) saint
ENT_ARMC_TIRIDATES Tiridates III of Armenia   Armenian Christian Royal saint Royal saint kingship, royal conversion, patronage   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 King Trdat (Tiridates) III (r. c.287-330), the Arsacid monarch converted by Gregory the Illuminator who made Christianity the state religion of Armenia c.301; venerated as a saint. Attested in Agathangelos. A venerated human ruler, not deified. saint

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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]);