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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'}

16 rows where tradition = "Continental Germanic"

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entity_class 2

  • deity 14
  • collective 2

tradition 1

  • Continental Germanic · 16 ✖
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_CGE_BADUHENNA Baduhenna   Continental Germanic deity deity war, battle   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Frisian goddess named by Tacitus (Annals IV.73) in connection with a sacred grove (lucus Baduhennae) where Roman soldiers were slain in 28 CE; name linked to *badwa 'battle'. deity
ENT_CGE_HERCULES_MAGUSANUS Hercules Magusanus   Continental Germanic deity deity strength, protection, war   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Romano-Germanic god of the Batavians, an interpretatio Romana equating a native (Donar-like) hero with Hercules; widely attested in Lower Germany, 1st-3rd c. CE. deity
ENT_CGE_HLUDANA Hludana   Continental Germanic deity deity fertility, protection   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess attested by five inscriptions from the Lower Rhine/Frisian region; name often linked etymologically to Norse Hlodyn (an epithet of Jord, Thor's mother). deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE Matronae   Continental Germanic collective collective motherhood, fertility, protection   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The triple mother-goddesses of the Rhineland, attested on >1,000 votive stones (1st-4th c. CE), typically depicted as three seated women; named in numerous cult-epithet groups. collective
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_AUFANIAE Matronae Aufaniae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, protection   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Among the most-attested Matronae groups, centered on Bonn and Nettersheim; numerous inscriptions, esp. 2nd-3rd c. CE. deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_GABIAE Matronae Gabiae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, giving, abundance   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Matronae group whose name relates to Germanic *geban 'to give'; cf. the Norse Gefjon/Gefn; attested in the Rhineland. deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_SULEVIAE Matronae Suleviae / Suleviae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, household, protection   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mother/protective goddesses (Suleviae) attested across the Roman provinces incl. the Germanic Rhineland; ambiguously Celtic-Germanic, often grouped with the Matronae. deity
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_VACALLINEHAE Matronae Vacallinehae   Continental Germanic deity deity motherhood, protection   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Matronae group worshipped chiefly at the large sanctuary of Pesch in the Eifel; ~150 inscriptions there. deity
ENT_CGE_NEHALENNIA Nehalennia   Continental Germanic deity deity seafaring, trade, protection, fertility   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess of seafarers and traders attested by ~160 votive altars at Domburg and Colijnsplaat (Zeeland), shown with dog, basket of fruit, and ship's prow; 2nd-3rd c. CE. deity
ENT_CGE_PANTHEON Continental Germanic Pantheon   Continental Germanic collective collective pantheon   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Hub collective for the Romano-Germanic deities of the Rhineland and Low Countries attested in votive inscriptions; modeling construct. collective
ENT_CGE_REQUALIVAHANUS Requalivahanus   Continental Germanic deity deity protection (obscure)   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Male Germanic god attested by votive inscriptions at Pesch in the Eifel; function unknown, name obscure. deity
ENT_CGE_SANDRAUDIGA Sandraudiga   Continental Germanic deity deity fertility, abundance   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess known from a single votive altar at Zundert (North Brabant); name interpreted as 'she who gives wealth/red sand'; otherwise unknown. deity
ENT_CGE_TANFANA Tanfana   Continental Germanic deity deity fertility, cult-place   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Goddess of the Marsi whose temple Germanicus destroyed (Tacitus, Annals I.51, 14 CE); a votive inscription also attests her; otherwise obscure. deity
ENT_CGE_VAGDAVERCUSTIS Vagdavercustis   Continental Germanic deity deity war, virtue, protection   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Germanic goddess attested on altars from the Lower Rhine (notably Cologne-Deutz, dedicated by a Praetorian prefect); name possibly meaning 'martial excellence'. deity
ENT_GMC_MANNUS Mannus   Continental Germanic Ancestral god Primordial Being Mannus; Germanic origins; ancestor   Continental Germanic 1st c. CE (attested) A candidate_verified_name Tacitus Germania primary attestation (ch. 2) 1 0 0 Son of Tuisto and the eponymous ancestor of the Germanic nation, whose three sons gave their names to its peoples (Tacitus, Germania 2). deity
ENT_GMC_TUISTO Tuisto   Continental Germanic Primeval god Primordial Being Tuisto; Germanic origins; ancestor   Continental Germanic 1st c. CE (attested) A candidate_verified_name Tacitus Germania primary attestation (ch. 2) 1 0 0 Earth-born primeval god, father of Mannus and founder of the Germanic peoples (Tacitus, Germania 2). 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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