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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.

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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'}

11 rows where tradition = "Christian demonology"

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  • demon 3
  • collective 1

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  • Christian demonology · 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_DEMX_BAALBERITH Baalberith   Christian demonology Infernal officer Infernal officer infernal secretary/archivist; blasphemy; covenants   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 In Michaelis' Admirable History (1612) the demon of blasphemy/quarrels, of the second hierarchy (Cherubim), opposed by St. Barnabas; later catalogues (de Plancy) make him the secretary/keeper of the archives of Hell. Derived from the biblical Baal-berith of Judges 8-9. HOMONYM: distinct from the existing Goetic spirit ENT_GOE_BERITH (Berith/Bolfry of the Ars Goetia), with which the name overlaps. demon
ENT_DEMX_CARNIVEAN Carnivean   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon obscenity; shamelessness   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon of obscenity/shamelessness in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612), of the first hierarchy (Powers), opposed by St. John the Evangelist. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_CARREAU Carreau   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon hardness of heart; mercilessness   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon of mercilessness/hardness of heart in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612), of the first hierarchy (Powers), opposed by St. Vincent. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_GRESIL Gresil   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon impurity; uncleanness   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon of impurity/uncleanness in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612), of the second hierarchy (Thrones), opposed by St. Bernard. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_LOUDUN The Possession Demons of Aix / Loudun (Michaelis hierarchy)   Christian demonology Demonic collective Adversarial collective demonic possession; exorcism   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Collective hub for the named possessing/expelled spirits enumerated in Sebastien Michaelis' Admirable History (Aix-en-Provence exorcisms of Madeleine de Demandolx, 1610-11), whose 'Pneumalogie' ranks the demons of the three angelic hierarchies. Attested only within this exorcism-treatise tradition. collective
ENT_DEMX_OEILLET Oeillet   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon breaking the vow of poverty; cupidity   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon who tempts against the vow of poverty (riches/cupidity) in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612), of the third hierarchy (Dominions), opposed by St. Martin. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_ROSIER Rosier   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon carnal love; seduction   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon of carnal love/seduction in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612), of the third hierarchy (Dominions), opposed by St. Basil. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_SONNEILLON Sonneillon   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon hatred   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon of hatred in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612), of the second hierarchy, whose opposing saint is St. Stephen. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_TITIVILLUS Titivillus   Christian demonology Demon Demon scribal errors; idle/garbled words in prayer; the sack of dropped syllables   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The medieval-to-early-modern patron demon of scribes' errors who collects mangled and skipped words from copyists and careless reciters of the Divine Office into a sack to be read against them at Judgment; attested from John of Wales / the Tractatus de Penitentia and later sermon and exemplum literature, surviving into early-modern demonology compendia. demon
ENT_DEMX_VERRINE Verrine   Christian demonology Possessing spirit Demon impatience   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Demon of impatience named in Michaelis' Admirable History (1612) as a possessor at Aix; ranked among the second hierarchy, with St. Dominic given as his adversary saint. Attested essentially only in Michaelis. spirit
ENT_DEMX_WITCH_FAMILIAR The Witch's Familiar (familiar spirit)   Christian demonology Demon class Demonological classification witchcraft; demonic pact; animal-shaped attendant spirits (imps)   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Class hub for the low demonic attendant spirits ('imps'/familiars) in animal form (cat, toad, dog, etc.) said in early-modern English and continental witch-trial demonology (e.g. the Essex trials, Matthew Hopkins' Discovery of Witches, 1647) to be given by the Devil to suckle on the witch's mark and do her bidding. A class, not a single named being. demon

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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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