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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'}

11 rows where tradition = "Basque"

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  • spirit 5
  • monster 3
  • deity 2
  • collective 1

tradition 1

  • Basque · 11 ✖
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_BSQ_BASAJAUN Basajaun   Basque Spirit Mythic being forests; wild nature; flocks; agriculture   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 The 'lord of the woods', a hairy wild-man spirit credited in legend with teaching agriculture and ironwork to humans. spirit
ENT_BSQ_BASANDERE Basandere   Basque Spirit Mythic being forests; wild nature   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 The 'lady of the woods', female counterpart of Basajaun in Basque forest mythology. spirit
ENT_BSQ_EATE Eate   Basque Spirit Mythic being storms; fire; floods   regional   C candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Storm and fire spirit announcing tempests and floods; sparsely attested in the Basque oral record. spirit
ENT_BSQ_GAUEKO Gaueko   Basque Spirit Mythic being night; darkness   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Genius or spirit of the night who enforces that the night belongs to him and the day to humans. spirit
ENT_BSQ_LAMIA Lamia (Lamiak)   Basque Nymph Mythic being rivers; springs; waters   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Female water spirits of rivers and springs, typically depicted with the feet of birds or fish. spirit
ENT_BSQ_MAIRU Mairu   Basque Giant Mythic being megalith-building; wilderness   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Race of giants of Basque legend held to have built the dolmens and stone megaliths (mairubaratza). monster
ENT_BSQ_MARI Mari   Basque Goddess Deity weather; mountains; earth; sovereignty   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Supreme goddess of Basque mythology, lady of the mountains who dwells in caves and governs storms, hail and the weather. deity
ENT_BSQ_PANTHEON Basque Pantheon   Basque Collective Pantheon polytheistic pantheon; Basque folk religion   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Collective grouping the pre-Christian Basque mythological beings reconstructed chiefly from oral tradition by José Miguel de Barandiarán in his Mitología Vasca. collective
ENT_BSQ_SUGAAR Sugaar (Sugoi)   Basque serpent Deity serpents; storms; lightning   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 Male serpent or dragon spirit, the consort of Mari, associated with thunder and storms; also called Sugoi or Maju. monster
ENT_BSQ_TARTALO Tartalo   Basque Giant Mythic being wilderness; man-eating   regional   B candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 One-eyed man-eating giant of Basque folklore, a Cyclops-type figure paralleling the Greek Polyphemus motif. monster
ENT_BSQ_URTZI Urtzi (Ortzi)   Basque God Deity sky; firmament   regional   C candidate_verified_name European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0) 0 0 0 DISPUTED: the word ortzi/urtzi denotes the sky/firmament and appears in weather compounds; whether it ever named a personified sky-god is contested. deity

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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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