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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 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'}

13 rows where tradition = "Bahá'í"

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entity_class 5

  • collective 4
  • 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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