Entities
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
- 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]);