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'}

15 rows where tradition = "Germanic Legend"

✎ View and edit SQL

This data as json, CSV (advanced)

Suggested facets: entity_type, category, evidence_confidence

entity_class 3

tradition 1

  • Germanic Legend · 15 ✖
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_GSAGA_BRYNHILD Brynhild   Germanic Legend heroine heroine valkyrie, vengeance   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Shieldmaiden/valkyrie betrothed to Sigurd; her betrayal via the Gjukungs drives the tragedy. Nibelungenlied's Brünhild. hero
ENT_GSAGA_FAFNIR Fafnir   Germanic Legend monster dragon dragon, cursed hoard   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Dwarf-turned-dragon who guards the cursed gold of Andvari; slain by Sigurd. Brother of Reginn. monster
ENT_GSAGA_GUDRUN Gudrun   Germanic Legend heroine heroine grief, vengeance   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gjukung princess, wife of Sigurd; her grief and revenge drive the cycle's later tragedies. Nibelungenlied's Kriemhild. hero
ENT_GSAGA_GUNNAR Gunnar   Germanic Legend hero hero kingship, oath-treachery   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gjukung king, brother of Gudrun, who wins Brynhild through deceit and conspires in Sigurd's death. Nibelungenlied's Gunther. hero
ENT_GSAGA_HERVOR Hervor   Germanic Legend heroine heroine shieldmaiden, cursed sword   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Shieldmaiden who claims the cursed sword Tyrfing from her father's barrow; central to Hervarar saga. hero
ENT_GSAGA_HOGNI Hogni   Germanic Legend hero hero warrior, kin-loyalty   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gjukung brother of Gunnar and Gudrun, party to Sigurd's killing; dies defiantly in the hall of Atli. Nibelungenlied's Hagen. hero
ENT_GSAGA_RAGNARR Ragnarr Lodbrok   Germanic Legend hero hero viking kingship, legend   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Legendary Viking king and serpent-slayer; subject of Ragnars saga lodbrokar, loosely linked to the Volsung material through his wife Aslaug, daughter of Sigurd and Brynhild. hero
ENT_GSAGA_REGINN Reginn   Germanic Legend hero smith smithing, fosterage, treachery   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Smith and foster-father of Sigurd who reforges the sword Gram and incites the slaying of his brother Fafnir; later slain by Sigurd. hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGMUND Sigmund   Germanic Legend hero hero heroism, Volsung line   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Son of Volsung, wielder of the sword drawn from Barnstokkr; father of Sigurd. Twin of Signy. hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGNY Signy   Germanic Legend heroine heroine vengeance, kin-tragedy   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Daughter of Volsung, twin of Sigmund; engineers vengeance against Siggeir for the slaughter of her kin. hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGURD Sigurd   Germanic Legend hero hero dragon-slaying, heroism   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The dragon-slayer (Old High German Siegfried), central hero of Volsunga saga who slays Fafnir and wins the cursed Andvari hoard; son of Sigmund. Sigurðr Fáfnisbani = Nibelungenlied's Siegfried. hero
ENT_GSAGA_STARKADR Starkadr   Germanic Legend hero hero warrior, fate, Odinic favor   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Multi-generational warrior-hero blessed and cursed by the gods; prominent in Saxo's Gesta Danorum and Gautreks saga. hero
ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG Volsung   Germanic Legend hero hero dynastic ancestor   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Eponymous king and ancestor of the Volsung line, descendant of Odin; father of Sigmund and Signy. hero
ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG_CYCLE Volsung Cycle (Matter of the North)   Germanic Legend collective cycle heroic-legendary cycle   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Organizing hub for the Volsung/Nibelung legendary cycle, attested across Volsunga saga, the Poetic Edda heroic lays, and the Nibelungenlied. collective
ENT_GSAGA_VOLUNDR Volundr (Wayland the Smith)   Germanic Legend hero smith smithing, captivity, revenge   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Legendary master smith (Old English Weland, German Wieland); his captivity and vengeance are told in the eddic Volundarkvida and Old English Deor/Franks Casket. Volundr = Old English Weland/Wayland = German Wieland; cross-attested beyond Byock in the Poetic Edda. hero

Advanced export

JSON shape: default, array, newline-delimited, object

CSV options: 

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]);