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.

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'}

6 rows where tradition = "Discordianism"

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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_DIS_DISCORDIANISM Discordianism   Discordianism tradition_hub Movement chaos; absurdism; parody religion; individualism   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Tradition-hub. Discordianism is an absurdist/parody religion founded 1958-63 by Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley and codified in the Principia Discordia; genuinely practiced worldwide (cabals, ordinations, the 'every man a Pope' ethos) and influential on chaos magic. Attested in the Principia Discordia and treated as a sincerely-held invented religion in Cusack 2010. collective
ENT_DIS_ERIS Eris (Discordian Goddess of Chaos)   Discordianism Goddess Goddess chaos; discord; creative disorder   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Discordian Eris/Discordia, central deity venerated by practicing Discordians as the benevolent Goddess of Chaos. An explicit modern reception of the ancient Greek Eris (ENT_ERIS); modeled neutrally as the sincerely-held object of Discordian devotion per the Principia Discordia. Homonym of, and reception_of, ENT_ERIS (Greek). deity
ENT_DIS_GOLDEN_APPLE The Golden Apple of Discord (Discordian)   Discordianism Sacred object Relic discord; chaos; relic   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The golden apple inscribed 'kallisti' ('to the prettiest one'), revered in Discordian practice as Eris's defining relic and a sign of fruitful discord. A reception of the apple from the Greek Judgment of Paris myth, recontextualized in the Principia Discordia. object
ENT_DIS_GREYFACE Greyface   Discordianism Antagonist figure Figure order; seriousness; the curse of 'the Curse of Greyface'   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The personified spirit of grim order and life-denying seriousness in Discordian myth; a man of c.1166 BC said to have taught that life is serious and play is wrong, originating 'the Curse of Greyface.' The doctrinal antagonist of Eris/chaos; attested in the Principia Discordia. hero
ENT_DIS_LAW_OF_FIVES The Law of Fives   Discordianism Doctrine Doctrine doctrine; numerology; hermeneutics   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Core Discordian doctrine that all things happen in fives, or are divisible by or related to five (the 'Law of Fives is never wrong' precisely because one can always find fives). Practiced as a half-serious interpretive/numerological lens; attested in the Principia Discordia. abstraction
ENT_DIS_SACRED_CHAO The Sacred Chao   Discordianism Sacred object Symbol cosmology; order and chaos; symbol   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Core Discordian symbol (a yin-yang-like figure bearing the Apple of Discord and the Pentagon), used devotionally/ritually as the emblem of the interplay of order and disorder. Attested in the Principia Discordia. object

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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]);