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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 = "Bahá'í"

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entity_class 5

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  • sage 4
  • prophet 2
  • saint 2
  • abstraction 1

tradition 1

  • Bahá'í · 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_BAH_ABDULBAHA Abdu'l-Bahá (Abbás Effendi)   Bahá'í Authoritative interpreter/exemplar Authoritative interpreter/exemplar interpretation; exemplar; covenant   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1844-1921; eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, appointed Centre of the Covenant and authorized interpreter; not regarded as a Manifestation. Historically attested; Smith (2008). sage
ENT_BAH_BAB The Báb (Siyyid Alí-Muhammad Shírází)   Bahá'í Manifestation/Prophet-founder Manifestation/Prophet-founder revelation; herald; martyrdom   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1819-1850; herald-Manifestation who declared his mission in 1844 (start of the Bahá'í era) and prophesied 'Him Whom God shall make manifest.' Historically attested; Smith (2008); Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By. prophet
ENT_BAH_BAHAULLAH Bahá'u'lláh (Mírzá Husayn-Alí Núrí)   Bahá'í Manifestation/Prophet-founder Manifestation/Prophet-founder revelation; covenant; central authority   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1817-1892; central figure and founder of the Bahá'í Faith, 'Him Whom God shall make manifest,' author of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Kitáb-i-Íqán. Historically attested; Smith (2008). prophet
ENT_BAH_BAYAN Bayán (Báb's revelation)   Bahá'í Scripture/concept Scripture/concept scripture; messianic prophecy   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Principal scriptural work of the Báb (Persian and Arabic Bayán) which abrogated Islamic law and foretold the coming Manifestation. Attested in Smith (2008). abstraction
ENT_BAH_COVENANT Covenant (Bahá'í)   Bahá'í Theological concept Theological concept succession; authority; unity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Bahá'í concept of the binding chain of authority from Bahá'u'lláh through Abdu'l-Bahá, the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice. Attested in Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Smith (2008). sage
ENT_BAH_HANDS_CAUSE Hands of the Cause of God   Bahá'í Institution/office Institution/office propagation; protection of the Faith   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Distinguished believers appointed to propagate and protect the Faith; functioned especially under Shoghi Effendi and after his passing. Attested in Smith (2008). collective
ENT_BAH_LETTERS_LIVING Letters of the Living (Hurúf-i-Hayy)   Bahá'í Collective/disciple body Collective discipleship; early Bábí community   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The eighteen first disciples who independently recognized the Báb, forming with him the first 'Unity.' Attested in Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By. collective
ENT_BAH_MANIFESTATIONS Manifestations of God (collective)   Bahá'í Collective/divine category Collective progressive revelation; prophethood; divine mediation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Bahá'í doctrinal category (Mazhar-i-Iláhí) for the succession of supreme Messengers; serves as the cohort hub. Attested across Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i-Íqán and Smith (2008). collective
ENT_BAH_MAZHAR Manifestation of God (Mazhar)   Bahá'í Theological concept Theological concept prophetology; divine mediation; revelation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Core Bahá'í concept: a perfect mirror reflecting divine attributes who founds a religious dispensation. Attested in Kitáb-i-Íqán; Smith (2008) ch. on theology. sage
ENT_BAH_QUDDUS Quddús (Mullá Muhammad-Alí Bárfurúshí)   Bahá'í Disciple/saint Disciple/saint discipleship; martyrdom   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 d. 1849; foremost of the Báb's Letters of the Living and leading figure at the Shaykh Tabarsí upheaval. Historically attested; Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By. saint
ENT_BAH_SHOGHI Shoghi Effendi (Shoghi Rabbání)   Bahá'í Guardian/authoritative interpreter Guardian/authoritative interpreter guardianship; interpretation; administration   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1897-1957; great-grandson of Bahá'u'lláh, Guardian of the Cause and authorized interpreter who built the administrative order. Historically attested; author of God Passes By. sage
ENT_BAH_TAHIRIH Táhirih (Fátimih Baraghání, Qurratu'l-Ayn)   Bahá'í Disciple/saint Disciple/saint discipleship; poetry; martyrdom; women's emancipation   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 1817-1852; only woman among the Báb's Letters of the Living, poet and reformer martyred for the Bábí cause. Historically attested; Smith (2008). saint
ENT_BAH_UHJ Universal House of Justice   Bahá'í Institution Institution governance; legislation; covenant   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Supreme elected governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, ordained in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and first elected 1963; seated in Haifa. Attested in primary scripture and Smith (2008). 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]);
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