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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'}

123 rows where tradition = "Germanic/Norse"

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  • deity 51
  • monster 27
  • spirit 19
  • realm 15
  • collective 10
  • abstraction 1

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  • Germanic/Norse · 123 ✖
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_NORF_DISIR Disir   Germanic/Norse Collective Collective female protective/ancestral spirits; fate; cult (disablot)   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Collective of female numinous beings (ancestral/tutelary goddesses of fate and protection) honoured at the disablot and the disting; overlapping with the norns, valkyrjur and the kynfylgja. Attested in eddic and skaldic verse and saga (e.g. the spadisir of Thidrandi). Added as collective; no disir entity previously existed. collective
ENT_NORF_DRAUGR Draugr   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being undead; grave-dweller; barrow-revenant   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The animated, malevolent walking dead (aptrgangr, haugbui) of the Icelandic family sagas (e.g. Glamr in Grettis saga, Kar the Old, Thorolf in Eyrbyggja saga); a corporeal revenant guarding its barrow. Attested in saga literature; treated extensively by Simek and Lindow. spirit
ENT_NORF_FOLK_BEINGS Norse Folkloric Supernatural Beings   Germanic/Norse Collective Collective folklore; vernacular religion; supernatural classes   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Editorial hub collective for the lesser supernatural classes of Norse/Scandinavian folklore (draugr, landvaettir, fylgja, disir, huldra, nisse/tomte, mara, nokk, troll), as distinct from the eddic gods and the jotnar/dvergar/valkyrjur of the high mythology. Attested across saga literature and later Scandinavian folk tradition. collective
ENT_NORF_FYLGJA Fylgja   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being fetch; follower-spirit; personal guardian; soul-double   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The 'fetch' or following-spirit attached to a person or family, appearing in dreams as an animal (representing temperament) or as a tutelary woman (kynfylgja/dis); its appearance often portends death. Attested across the sagas (Njals saga, Gisla saga). Discussed by Simek and Lindow. spirit
ENT_NORF_HULDRA Huldra   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being forest seductress; hidden-folk woman; alluring danger   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The beautiful forest-dwelling female being of later Norwegian/Swedish folklore (huldra/skogsra), recognizable by a cow's tail or hollow back, who lures herdsmen and woodsmen; one of the huldufolk ('hidden people'). Post-medieval folk tradition rather than eddic; documented by Simek. spirit
ENT_NORF_LANDVAETTIR Landvaettir   Germanic/Norse Collective Collective land-spirits; guardians of place; luck of the land   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The protective spirits of the land, attested in Landnamabok and the Ulfljotr law (ships must remove dragon-heads on approach lest they frighten the landvaettir) and in Egils saga (the nidstong/scorn-pole). Tutelary guardians of districts and farms. collective
ENT_NORF_MARA Mara   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being nightmare-spirit; sleep oppression; riding the sleeper   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The night-spirit that sits upon and 'rides' the sleeper, causing the oppressive nightmare (the word's root, ON mara > Eng. nightmare); blamed in Ynglinga saga for the death of King Vanlandi. Cross-links to the contemporary sleep-paralysis Old Hag tradition. Attested in saga and pan-Germanic folklore; treated by Simek. spirit
ENT_NORF_NISSE Nisse / Tomte   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being farm-spirit; household guardian; luck of the homestead   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The small farm/household guardian spirit (Norwegian/Danish nisse, Swedish tomte/tomtenisse, gardvord), who protects and brings luck to the farmstead in exchange for offerings (porridge with butter) but turns spiteful if neglected; linked to the founding ancestor. Post-medieval Scandinavian folk belief; documented by Simek and Lindow. spirit
ENT_NORF_NOKK Nokk / Nacken   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being water-spirit; rivers and lakes; drowning; musician   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The shape-shifting freshwater spirit (Norwegian nokk/nokken, Swedish nacken, Danish nokke) of rivers, lakes and waterfalls, often a fiddle-playing male who lures victims to drown; cognate with the Germanic nixe/Nix. Post-medieval Scandinavian folk tradition; documented by Simek. spirit
ENT_NORF_TROLL Troll (folklore class)   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being wilderness monster; mountain/forest dweller; the menacing other   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The troll as a folklore CLASS of malevolent, often man-eating wilderness beings of later Scandinavian tradition (mountain- and forest-trolls, turned to stone by sunlight), distinct from but historically continuous with the eddic jotnar/thurses (the saga 'troll' sense). Listed as folklore class to avoid conflation with ENT_NOR_JOTNAR; documented by Simek and Lindow. spirit
ENT_NORR_ALFHEIM Alfheim (Álfheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm elf-realm cosmology|elves   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Home of the light-elves (ljósálfar), given to Freyr as a tooth-gift according to Grímnismál 5 and Gylfaginning. Lightly attested. realm
ENT_NORR_ASGARD Asgard (Ásgarðr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm divine-realm cosmology|divine abode   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Stronghold of the Æsir, situated at the upper reaches of Yggdrasil and reached from Midgard by Bifröst; contains Valhalla. Gylfaginning attests its building and its halls. realm
ENT_NORR_BIFROST Bifröst (the rainbow bridge)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm liminal-structure cosmology|liminal structure   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The burning rainbow bridge (Bilröst/Bifröst) joining Midgard and Asgard, guarded by Heimdall, destined to break under the Múspell host at Ragnarök. Gylfaginning. Modeled as a locale within the realm set. realm
ENT_NORR_FOLKVANGR Folkvangr   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm afterlife-realm afterlife|battle-dead   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Freyja's field where she receives half of the battle-slain, the other half going to Odin; her hall there is Sessrúmnir. Grímnismál 14 and Gylfaginning. realm
ENT_NORR_GINNUNGAGAP Ginnungagap   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm primordial-void cosmology|primordial void   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The yawning primordial void between Niflheim and Muspelheim, where their rime and heat met to generate Ymir and the cosmos. Gylfaginning; Völuspá 3 (gap var ginnunga). realm
ENT_NORR_JOTUNHEIM Jotunheim (Jötunheimr) / Útgarðr   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm giant-realm cosmology|giants   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Land of the jötnar, lying outside Midgard across rivers and forests; its citadel Útgarðr features in Gylfaginning's Útgarða-Loki episode. Jötunheimr and the outer Útgarðr are treated together here. realm
ENT_NORR_MIDGARD Midgard (Miðgarðr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm human-realm cosmology|human world   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The middle enclosure, the world of humankind, made by the sons of Borr from the brows of Ymir and encircled by Jörmungandr. Gylfaginning and Völuspá. realm
ENT_NORR_MIMISBRUNNR Well of Mimir (Mímisbrunnr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm sacred-well cosmology|wisdom|sacred water   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Well of Wisdom beneath a root of Yggdrasil, kept by Mímir; Odin pledged his eye there for a draught. Völuspá 28 and Gylfaginning. Modeled as a sacred locale. realm
ENT_NORR_MUSPELHEIM Muspelheim (Múspellsheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm primordial-realm cosmology|primordial fire   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Realm of fire in the south, guarded by Surtr; its sparks helped form the cosmos and its hosts (Múspells synir) ride against the gods at Ragnarök. Gylfaginning; Völuspá names Múspell. realm
ENT_NORR_NIFLHEIM Niflheim (Niflheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm primordial-realm cosmology|primordial cold|underworld   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 World of mist and cold in the north, containing the spring Hvergelmir and the root gnawed by Níðhöggr; in Gylfaginning the primordial counterpart to fiery Múspell, and sometimes conflated with the realm of Hel. realm
ENT_NORR_NINE_WORLDS The Nine Worlds (Níu Heimar)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological category realm-collective cosmology|cosmography   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Hub collective for the nine cosmological worlds bound by Yggdrasil; Vafþrúðnismál 43 and Völuspá 2 attest 'nine worlds' (níu heimar / níu íviðjur) though no single source enumerates them identically. Standard reconstruction (Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Jotunheim, Svartalfheim/Nidavellir, Niflheim, Muspelheim, Hel) is modern-scholarly synthesis of Eddic material. abstraction
ENT_NORR_SVARTALFHEIM Svartalfheim (Svartálfaheimr) / Nidavellir   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm dwarf-realm cosmology|dwarves|smithcraft   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Subterranean realm of the dark-elves/dwarves and their smithies; Gylfaginning sends Loki to Svartálfaheimr for the gods' treasures. Often equated with Niðavellir (Völuspá 37), the 'dark fields' of the dwarves; the equation is scholarly. realm
ENT_NORR_URDARBRUNNR Well of Urd (Urðarbrunnr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm sacred-well cosmology|fate|sacred water   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Well of Fate beneath a root of Yggdrasil where the gods hold court and the Norns water the tree; Völuspá 19-20 and Gylfaginning. Modeled as a sacred locale. realm
ENT_NORR_VALHALLA Valhalla (Valhöll)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm afterlife-hall afterlife|battle-dead   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Odin's hall of the slain within Asgard, where the Einherjar feast and prepare for Ragnarök, served by Valkyries. Grímnismál and Gylfaginning describe its 540 doors and Sæhrímnir. realm
ENT_NORR_VANAHEIM Vanaheim (Vanaheimr)   Germanic/Norse Cosmological realm divine-realm cosmology|divine abode   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Home of the Vanir; named in Vafþrúðnismál 39 (Njörðr was reared in Vanaheim) and in Ynglinga saga. Sparsely described beyond its association with the Vanir. realm
ENT_NOR_AEGIR Aegir   Germanic/Norse Sea god Jötunn of the sea the sea; the brewing of ale; the feast of the gods   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Sea-giant 0 0 0 The sea-giant who brews ale and hosts the gods' feasts; lord of the ocean. deity
ENT_NOR_AESIR Aesir   Germanic/Norse Divine collective Divine Collective gods; sovereignty; war; divine society   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse divine collective 1 0 0 Major Norse divine family/collective. collective
ENT_NOR_ALCIS The Alcis   Germanic/Norse God Continental Germanic divine twins; young brother-gods   regional   B candidate_verified_name Tacitus, Germania 43 0 0 0 A pair of young brother-gods worshipped by the Nahanarvali (a Lugian tribe), whom Tacitus equates by Roman interpretation with Castor and Pollux; the Germanic reflex of the Indo-European Divine Twins. deity
ENT_NOR_ALVISS Alvíss   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves wisdom; the cosmic name-lore   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Alvissmal 0 0 0 The all-wise dwarf who, claiming Thor's daughter, is kept talking until the sunrise turns him to stone. spirit
ENT_NOR_ANDVARI Andvari   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves the cursed gold; the ring Andvaranaut   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Reginsmal; Voluspa 2 0 0 The dwarf who dwells as a pike under a waterfall, whose cursed gold and ring Andvaranaut Loki seizes. spirit
ENT_NOR_ANGRBODA Angrboða   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar the mothering of monsters   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 34 0 0 0 The giantess who bears Loki the three monsters Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel. monster
ENT_NOR_AUDHUMLA Audhumla   Germanic/Norse Primordial being The primordial cow nourishment; the primordial ice   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Primordial being 1 0 0 The primordial cow whose milk fed Ymir and who licked Buri free from the ice. deity
ENT_NOR_BALDR Baldr   Germanic/Norse God Dying God light; beauty; death; return   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core deity 1 1 0 God associated with beauty, death, and eschatological return. deity
ENT_NOR_BESTLA Bestla   Germanic/Norse Goddess Giant progenitrix the maternal line of Odin   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 6; Havamal 140 0 0 0 A giantess, daughter of Bolthorn, mother of Odin, Vili and Ve by Borr. deity
ENT_NOR_BORR Borr   Germanic/Norse God Primeval god the second generation; (father of Odin)   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Voluspa 4; Gylfaginning 6 0 0 0 Son of Buri and father (by the giantess Bestla) of Odin, Vili and Ve. deity
ENT_NOR_BRAGI Bragi   Germanic/Norse God God of poetry poetry; eloquence; skaldcraft   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Aesir god 0 0 0 The god of poetry and eloquence, husband of Idun. deity
ENT_NOR_BROKKR Brokkr   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves smithing; the forging of the gods' treasures   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Skaldskaparmal 2 0 0 A dwarf smith who, with his brother Sindri/Eitri, forges Mjollnir, Draupnir and Gullinbursti in a wager with Loki. spirit
ENT_NOR_BURI Buri   Germanic/Norse Primordial being Ancestor of the Aesir the first god; the ancestry of Odin   Norse   B candidate_verified_name Primordial ancestor 0 0 0 The first god, licked free from the ice by Audhumla, grandfather of Odin. deity
ENT_NOR_DAGR Dagr   Germanic/Norse God Celestial deity the day   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Vafthrudnismal; Gylfaginning 10 1 0 0 The personified Day, son of Dellingr and Nott, who rides the bright horse across the sky. deity
ENT_NOR_DELLINGR Dellingr   Germanic/Norse God Celestial/dawn deity the dawn   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Vafthrudnismal 25 1 0 0 An Aesir of the dawn, husband of Nott and father of Dagr. deity
ENT_NOR_DURINN Durinn   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves the shaping of the dwarf-race   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Voluspa 10 2 0 0 The "second" dwarf, who with Motsognir shapes the race of dwarves from the earth. spirit
ENT_NOR_DVALINN Dvalinn   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves smithing; runes   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Voluspa 14; Havamal 143 2 0 0 A leading dwarf of the Dvergatal, associated with runes and the crafting of treasures. spirit
ENT_NOR_DWARVES Dwarves   Germanic/Norse Craft being collective Craft Deity craft; metalwork; underground; magical objects   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse craft beings 5 1 0 Subterranean craft beings associated with metalwork and magical objects. collective
ENT_NOR_EINHERJAR Einherjar   Germanic/Norse Collective The honoured dead the slain warriors of Valhalla; the host of Ragnarok   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Grimnismal; Gylfaginning 0 0 0 The chosen slain who feast and fight daily in Valhalla, kept by Odin to fight at Ragnarok. collective
ENT_NOR_EIR Eir   Germanic/Norse Goddess Asynjur healing; medicine   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 35 0 0 0 A goddess called "the best of physicians," associated with healing. deity
ENT_NOR_FARBAUTI Fárbauti   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar (father of Loki)   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 33 0 0 0 The giant "cruel-striker," father of Loki by Laufey. monster
ENT_NOR_FENRIR Fenrir   Germanic/Norse Wolf monster Monster wolf; chaos; binding; eschatology   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse monster 4 1 0 Monstrous wolf bound until Ragnarök. monster
ENT_NOR_FJALAR_DWARF Fjalar   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves the brewing of the Mead of Poetry   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Skaldskaparmal 0 0 0 A dwarf who, with Galar, murders Kvasir and brews the Mead of Poetry from his blood. (Distinct from the giant and the cock of the same name.) spirit
ENT_NOR_FORSETI Forseti   Germanic/Norse God God of justice justice; reconciliation; the assembly   Norse   B candidate_verified_name Aesir god 0 0 0 The god of justice and reconciliation who settles all disputes in his hall Glitnir. deity
ENT_NOR_FREKI Freki   Germanic/Norse Mythical animal Odin's wolves the feast at Odin's table   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 19 0 0 0 "Greedy," one of the two wolves who eat at Odin's table. monster
ENT_NOR_FREYJA Freyja   Germanic/Norse Goddess War Deity love; fertility; seidr; war; dead   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core deity 3 1 0 Goddess associated with love, fertility, seidr, war, and the dead. deity
ENT_NOR_FREYR Freyr   Germanic/Norse Fertility god Fertility Deity fertility; kingship; peace; prosperity; agriculture   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core deity 4 0 0 God associated with fertility, prosperity, peace, and kingship. deity
ENT_NOR_FRIGG Frigg   Germanic/Norse Goddess Mother Deity marriage; motherhood; sovereignty; fate knowledge   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core deity 2 0 0 Goddess associated with marriage, motherhood, and foreknowledge. deity
ENT_NOR_FULLA Fulla   Germanic/Norse Goddess Asynjur Frigg's confidante; the keeping of secrets   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 35 0 0 0 Frigg's handmaid who bears her casket and knows her secrets. deity
ENT_NOR_GALAR Galar   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves the brewing of the Mead of Poetry   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Skaldskaparmal 0 0 0 The dwarf who, with Fjalar, kills Kvasir and brews the Mead of Poetry. spirit
ENT_NOR_GARM Garm   Germanic/Norse Monster Hound of Hel the guarding of the underworld road; Ragnarök   Norse   B candidate_verified_name Hellhound 0 1 0 The blood-stained hound that guards the road to Hel and bays at Ragnarök. monster
ENT_NOR_GEFJON Gefjon   Germanic/Norse Goddess Asynjur ploughing; virginity; the founding of Zealand   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 35 3 0 0 A goddess who ploughed the island of Zealand out of Sweden with her ox-sons; virgins go to her after death. deity
ENT_NOR_GEIRROD_GIANT Geirröðr   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar the duel with a weaponless Thor   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Skaldskaparmal (Thorsdrapa) 0 0 0 A giant who lures Thor weaponless to his hall; killed by a glowing iron Thor hurls back. monster
ENT_NOR_GERI Geri   Germanic/Norse Mythical animal Odin's wolves the feast at Odin's table   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 19 0 0 0 "Ravenous," one of the two wolves Odin feeds at his table in Valhalla. monster
ENT_NOR_GULLVEIG Gullveig   Germanic/Norse Vanir being Witch of the Aesir-Vanir war gold; witchcraft (seiðr); the first war   Norse   B candidate_verified_name Vanir-being 0 0 0 The thrice-burnt witch whose ill-treatment by the Aesir sparked the war with the Vanir. deity
ENT_NOR_GUNNLOD Gunnlöð   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar the guarding of the Mead of Poetry   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Havamal 104-110 0 0 0 The giantess, daughter of Suttungr, who guards the Mead of Poetry and is seduced by Odin. monster
ENT_NOR_HATI Hati   Germanic/Norse Mythical animal Wolves of Ragnarok the pursuit and swallowing of the moon   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 39 0 0 0 The wolf who pursues Mani the moon and devours him at Ragnarok. monster
ENT_NOR_HEIMDALL Heimdall   Germanic/Norse God Watchman of the gods the Bifröst watch; the Gjallarhorn; foreknowledge   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Aesir god 0 0 0 The ever-watchful warden of the gods at the rainbow bridge, who will sound the Gjallarhorn at Ragnarök. deity
ENT_NOR_HEL Hel   Germanic/Norse Underworld ruler Underworld Deity underworld; dead; chthonic rule   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse underworld figure 5 1 0 Ruler of Hel/the underworld realm. deity
ENT_NOR_HERMOD Hermóðr   Germanic/Norse God Aesir the ride to Hel; the ransom of Baldr   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 49 0 1 0 "Hermóðr the Bold," son of Odin, who rides Sleipnir down to Hel to seek Baldr's release. deity
ENT_NOR_HODR Hodr   Germanic/Norse God Blind god blindness; the slaying of Baldr   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Aesir god 0 0 0 The blind god who, guided by Loki, slew his brother Baldr with the mistletoe. deity
ENT_NOR_HOENIR Hœnir   Germanic/Norse God Aesir the giving of reason/sense; the hostage to the Vanir   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Voluspa; Gylfaginning 0 0 0 An Aesir god who, with Odin, gives sense/reason to the first humans; sent to the Vanir as a hostage after their war. deity
ENT_NOR_HRUNGNIR Hrungnir   Germanic/Norse Giant Jötunn the duel with Thor; the stone heart   Norse   B candidate_verified_name Named jötunn 0 0 0 The strongest of the giants, of stone head and heart, slain by Thor in single combat. monster
ENT_NOR_HUGINN Huginn   Germanic/Norse Mythical animal Odin's ravens thought; Odin's sight over the world   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 20 0 0 0 "Thought," one of the two ravens who fly the world each day and report to Odin. monster
ENT_NOR_HYMIR Hymir   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar the great brewing-cauldron; the fishing of Jormungandr   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Hymiskvida 1 0 0 The giant owner of the mile-deep cauldron, in whose boat Thor hooks the World-Serpent. monster
ENT_NOR_IDUN Idun   Germanic/Norse Goddess Goddess of youth the apples of immortality; youth   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Aesir goddess 1 0 0 The keeper of the golden apples that preserve the gods' youth, wife of Bragi. deity
ENT_NOR_JORMUNGANDR Jörmungandr   Germanic/Norse World serpent Monster serpent; sea; world-encircling; eschatology   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse serpent monster 4 1 1 World serpent and enemy of Thor. monster
ENT_NOR_JOTNAR Jötnar   Germanic/Norse Giant/adversarial collective Giant giants; wilderness; chaos; primordial powers   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse giant collective 4 1 0 Giant/otherworldly beings often opposed to gods but also ancestrally linked. collective
ENT_NOR_KVASIR Kvasir   Germanic/Norse Wisdom being Origin of the mead of poetry wisdom; the mead of poetry   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Wisdom-being 0 0 0 The wisest of beings, born of the gods' truce, from whose blood the mead of poetry was made. spirit
ENT_NOR_LAUFEY Laufey   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar (mother of Loki)   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning; Lokasenna 1 0 0 Laufey (Nal), the mother of Loki, by whose name he is matronymically called Loki Laufeyjarson. monster
ENT_NOR_LODURR Lóðurr   Germanic/Norse God Aesir the giving of blood/vital warmth to the first humans   mythological   C candidate_verified_name Voluspa 18 0 0 0 One of the three creator-gods (with Odin and Hœnir) who gave life to Ask and Embla; identity (perhaps Loki) unresolved. UNCERTAIN. deity
ENT_NOR_LOKI Loki   Germanic/Norse Trickster/adversarial being Trickster Figure trickery; shapeshifting; disorder; liminality   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core figure 2 0 0 Trickster and liminal/adversarial figure. spirit
ENT_NOR_MAGNI Magni   Germanic/Norse God Aesir strength; (heir of Thor)   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Skaldskaparmal 0 0 0 "Strength," son of Thor by the giantess Jarnsaxa, who as a child lifts Hrungnir's leg off his father; survives Ragnarok. deity
ENT_NOR_MANI Máni   Germanic/Norse God Celestial deity the moon; the moon-chariot   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Vafthrudnismal; Gylfaginning 11 0 0 0 The personified Moon, who drives the moon-chariot pursued by the wolf Hati; son of Mundilfari, brother of Sol. deity
ENT_NOR_MIMIR Mimir   Germanic/Norse Wisdom being Guardian of the well of wisdom wisdom; counsel; the well beneath Yggdrasil   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Wisdom-being 0 0 0 The wise being of the well beneath Yggdrasil, whose severed head still counsels Odin. spirit
ENT_NOR_MODI Móði   Germanic/Norse God Aesir wrath; (heir of Thor)   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Vafthrudnismal 51 0 0 0 "Wrath," a son of Thor who, with his brother Magni, inherits the hammer Mjollnir and survives Ragnarok. deity
ENT_NOR_MOTSOGNIR Mótsognir   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves the first and greatest of dwarves   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Voluspa 10 2 0 0 The first and greatest of the dwarves in the Dvergatal. spirit
ENT_NOR_MUNDILFARI Mundilfari   Germanic/Norse Jötunn Jötnar (father of Sun and Moon)   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Vafthrudnismal 23 0 0 0 The father of Sol and Mani, who named his children for the sun and moon and angered the gods. monster
ENT_NOR_MUNINN Muninn   Germanic/Norse Mythical animal Odin's ravens memory; Odin's sight over the world   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 20 0 0 0 "Memory," one of the two ravens who report the world's tidings to Odin. monster
ENT_NOR_NANNA Nanna   Germanic/Norse Goddess Goddess; wife of Baldr devotion; grief   Norse   B candidate_verified_name Aesir goddess 0 0 0 The wife of Baldr, who died of grief and was laid on his pyre. deity
ENT_NOR_NERTHUS Nerthus   Germanic/Norse Goddess Continental Germanic the earth; fertility; peace; the wagon-procession   regional   A candidate_verified_name Tacitus, Germania 40 5 0 0 A continental Germanic earth-goddess worshipped by seven Suebian tribes with a wagon-procession rite on an ocean island; Tacitus glosses her explicitly as "Terra Mater." Etymological precursor of the later (masculine) Njord. deity
ENT_NOR_NIDHOGG Níðhöggr   Germanic/Norse Dragon/serpent Monster dragon; serpent; underworld; world tree   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse dragon/serpent 5 1 1 Serpentine dragon associated with the roots of Yggdrasil. monster
ENT_NOR_NJORD Njord   Germanic/Norse Sea/prosperity god Sea Deity sea; wealth; ships; prosperity   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core deity 2 0 0 Vanir god associated with sea, ships, wealth, and prosperity. deity
ENT_NOR_NORNS Norns   Germanic/Norse Fate collective Fate Deity fate; destiny; time; weaving   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse fate collective 1 0 0 Female fate beings associated with destiny. collective
ENT_NOR_NOTT Nótt   Germanic/Norse Goddess Celestial deity the night   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Vafthrudnismal; Gylfaginning 10 1 1 0 The personified Night, of giant descent (daughter of Norfi), mother of Dagr; rides the sky before the day. deity
ENT_NOR_ODIN Odin   Germanic/Norse High god High Deity sovereignty; wisdom; war; poetry; death; magic   Norse/Germanic   A candidate_verified_name Norse core deity 2 1 0 Major Norse god associated with sovereignty, wisdom, war, poetry, death, and magic. deity
ENT_NOR_RAN Ran   Germanic/Norse Sea goddess Goddess of the drowned the sea-net; the drowned dead   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Sea-goddess 0 1 0 The sea-goddess who draws the drowned into her net, wife of Aegir. deity
ENT_NOR_RATATOSKR Ratatoskr   Germanic/Norse Mythical animal Yggdrasil's creatures strife-bearing between the eagle and the serpent   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 32 2 0 0 The squirrel who runs up and down Yggdrasil carrying spiteful words between the eagle above and Nidhogg below. monster
ENT_NOR_SAGA Sága   Germanic/Norse Goddess Asynjur wisdom; the drinking-hall Sokkvabekk   mythological   B candidate_verified_name Grimnismal 7 0 0 0 A goddess who drinks daily with Odin at the hall Sokkvabekk; associated with memory/story. deity
ENT_NOR_SIF Sif   Germanic/Norse Goddess Goddess of the harvest golden hair; the grain harvest   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Aesir goddess 2 0 0 The golden-haired goddess, wife of Thor, whose hair the dwarves remade in gold. deity
ENT_NOR_SIGYN Sigyn   Germanic/Norse Goddess Asynjur wifely faithfulness; the venom-bowl   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 50 0 0 0 The faithful wife of Loki, who holds a bowl to catch the serpent's venom dripping on the bound Loki. deity
ENT_NOR_SINDRI Sindri   Germanic/Norse Dwarf Dwarves smithing; the forging of Mjollnir   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Skaldskaparmal 2 0 0 The dwarf smith (Eitri) who forges the gods' treasures while his brother Brokkr works the bellows. spirit
ENT_NOR_SJOFN Sjöfn   Germanic/Norse Goddess Asynjur love; turning hearts to affection   mythological   C candidate_verified_name Gylfaginning 35 0 0 0 A goddess of the sixteen Asynjur who turns minds toward love. deity
ENT_NOR_SKADI Skadi   Germanic/Norse Goddess Goddess of winter and the hunt winter; mountains; skiing; the hunt   Norse   A candidate_verified_name Jötunn-goddess 2 0 0 The giantess of winter and the hunt who joined the Aesir by marrying Njord. deity
ENT_NOR_SKIRNIR Skírnir   Germanic/Norse God Servant of Freyr wooing; messages; the winning of Gerd   mythological   A candidate_verified_name Skirnismal 0 0 0 The servant and messenger of Freyr, who wins the giantess Gerd for him and obtains the fetter Gleipnir from the dwarves. 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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