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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.

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'}

36 rows where tradition = "Gnostic"

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Suggested facets: entity_type, category, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, review_status, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag

entity_class 8

  • aeon 14
  • realm 6
  • collective 5
  • abstraction 3
  • deity 3
  • ritual 3
  • demon 1
  • spirit 1

tradition 1

  • Gnostic · 36 ✖
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_CROSS Cross   Gnostic Symbolic/ritual category Ritual Category cross; boundary; salvation; separation; restoration   Christian/Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Christian/Gnostic symbolic category 0 0 0 Cross as Christian/Gnostic symbolic and theological category. ritual
ENT_GNO_AEONS Aeons   Gnostic Divine collective Aeonic Collective emanations; divine powers; pleroma   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge collective 0 0 0 Collective category for divine aeonic emanations. collective
ENT_GNO_ANTHROPOS Anthropos   Gnostic Aeon/primordial human Aeon primordial human; divine image; archetype   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 1 0 0 Primordial Human or divine archetype. aeon
ENT_GNO_ARCHONS Archons   Gnostic Ruler collective Archontic Collective rulers; cosmic powers; planetary governance; constraint   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge collective 3 1 0 Collective of cosmic rulers or archontic powers. collective
ENT_GNO_CHRIST Christ   Gnostic Revealer/savior Revealer Figure revelation; salvation; descent; awakening   Christian/Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Christian/Gnostic bridge entity 0 0 0 Savior/revealer figure across Christian and Gnostic traditions. deity
ENT_GNO_DEMIURGE Demiurge   Gnostic Creator/ruler figure Creator Deity craftsman; world-maker; lower creator; cosmic governance   Cross-Gnostic/Platonic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 4 1 0 Lower creator or world-maker figure in several Gnostic and Platonic contexts. deity
ENT_GNO_HOLY_SPIRIT Holy Spirit   Gnostic Spirit/personified power Wind Spirit spirit; revelation; divine presence; feminine spirit traditions   Christian/Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Christian/Gnostic bridge entity 0 0 0 Holy Spirit as divine spirit/presence; gender and role vary by tradition. spirit
ENT_GNO_LOGOS Logos   Gnostic Divine principle/person Divine Principle word; reason; revelation; Christology; mediation   Christian/Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Christian/Gnostic bridge entity 0 0 0 Divine Word/Reason and mediating revealer principle. abstraction
ENT_GNO_MONAD Monad   Gnostic Supreme principle Supreme Principle ultimate source; ineffable godhead; transcendence   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 0 0 0 Ultimate transcendent source in several Gnostic systems. abstraction
ENT_GNO_NOUS Nous   Gnostic Aeon/intellect principle Aeon mind; intellect; divine cognition   Cross-Gnostic/Platonic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 0 0 0 Mind/intellect principle in Platonic and Gnostic contexts. aeon
ENT_GNO_PLEROMA Pleroma   Gnostic Cosmic realm/category Cosmological Realm fullness; divine realm; aeonic world   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 0 0 0 Divine fullness or aeonic realm. realm
ENT_GNO_SOPHIA Sophia   Gnostic Aeon/personification Aeon wisdom; fall; restoration; creation crisis   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 1 0 0 Wisdom aeon/personification central to many Gnostic systems. aeon
ENT_GNO_ZOE Zoe   Gnostic Aeon/personification Aeon life; animation; restoration   Cross-Gnostic   A candidate_verified_name Gnostic bridge entity 1 0 0 Life aeon/personification. aeon
ENT_JEU_CHOUCHO Choucho   Gnostic Archon/gate-guardian Archon/ruler       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         An archon of the third aeon of the ascent in the Second Book of Jeu, guarding it together with Yaldabaoth; passed by the seal Zozeaz and the token 3349. aeon
ENT_JEU_CHOUNCHEOCH Chouncheoch   Gnostic Archon/gate-guardian Archon/ruler       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The archon guarding the second aeon of the ascent in the Second Book of Jeu; passed by the seal Thozoaz, the token 2219, and the names of power. aeon
ENT_JEU_CHOUS Chous   Gnostic Archon/gate-guardian Archon/ruler       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         One of the three archons of the first aeon of the ascent in the Second Book of Jeu. aeon
ENT_JEU_FIRE_BAPTISM Baptism of Fire   Gnostic Ritual/devotional category Ritual category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The baptism of fire of the Books of Jeu: a purificatory rite, administered by Jesus and sealed by the Virgin of the Light, that forgives sins and prepares the soul for ascent and admission into the Kingdom (Treasury) of the Light. ritual
ENT_JEU_FIRST_AEON First Aeon of the Ascent   Gnostic Cosmic realm/category Cosmological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The first of the hostile aeons through which the soul ascends in the Second Book of Jeu, guarded by Proteth, Persomphon, and Chous. realm
ENT_JEU_PERSOMPHON Persomphon   Gnostic Archon/gate-guardian Archon/ruler       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         One of the three archons of the first aeon of the ascent in the Second Book of Jeu, named alongside Proteth and Chous. aeon
ENT_JEU_PROTETH Proteth   Gnostic Archon/gate-guardian Archon/ruler       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         One of the three archons guarding the first aeon of the ascent in the Second Book of Jeu; the initiate makes them retreat westward with the seal Zozeze, the token 1119, and the names of power. aeon
ENT_JEU_SEALS Seals of the Light   Gnostic Ritual mechanism/category Ritual category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The seals (sphragides) of the Jeuian rites: sacred sigils, with numbered tokens and names of power, by which the initiate authorises passage so that the archons of each aeon withdraw. ritual
ENT_JEU_SECOND_AEON Second Aeon of the Ascent   Gnostic Cosmic realm/category Cosmological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The second aeon of the ascent, guarded by Chouncheoch. realm
ENT_JEU_THIRD_AEON Third Aeon of the Ascent   Gnostic Cosmic realm/category Cosmological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The third aeon of the ascent, guarded by Yaldabaoth and Choucho. realm
ENT_PS_24_INVISIBLES Twenty-four Invisibles   Gnostic Aeonic collective Aeonic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The twenty-four invisible emanations associated with the great Invisible One and the Treasury of the Light in the Pistis Sophia. collective
ENT_PS_ADAMAS_TYRANT Adamas the Tyrant   Gnostic Adversarial ruler Adversarial being       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         Adamas the Tyrant, a chief archon who with his rulers oppresses Pistis Sophia in the Chaos in the Askew Codex. Distinct from the Sethian heavenly Adamas (ENT_SET_ADAMAS), with whom he shares only a name. demon
ENT_PS_AUTHADES Authades   Gnostic Adversarial archon Adversarial being       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         Authades ("the Arrogant" / Self-willed), the proud power of the Thirteenth Aeon who, envying Pistis Sophia, lures her down with a false light and torments her in the Chaos through his lion-faced emanation. aeon
ENT_PS_FIRST_MYSTERY First Mystery   Gnostic Supreme principle/savior Revealer/savior       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The First Mystery (the outward-looking face of the Ineffable) in the Pistis Sophia; the supreme savior with whom the risen Jesus is identified, who descends to rescue the fallen Pistis Sophia. abstraction
ENT_PS_FIVE_HELPERS Five Helpers   Gnostic Aeonic collective Aeonic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The five Helpers (parastatai), great powers of the Treasury of the Light in the Pistis Sophia. collective
ENT_PS_JEU Jeu   Gnostic Light-overseer/First Man Cosmic administrator       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         Jeu, the "overseer of the Light" and First Man, who orders the emanations and the places of the aeons; eponym of the Books of Jeu and the great arranger of the light-world. deity
ENT_PS_LION_FACED Lion-faced Power   Gnostic Adversarial emanation Adversarial being       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The lion-faced power, the emanation of Authades disguised as light, by which Pistis Sophia is deceived and afflicted in the Chaos. aeon
ENT_PS_MELCHIZEDEK Melchizedek (Zorokothora)   Gnostic Light-purifier/receiver Light-purifier       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         Zorokothora Melchizedek, the great Receiver and Purifier of the Light in the Pistis Sophia and Books of Jeu, who gathers the purified light and carries it up into the Treasury of the Light. aeon
ENT_PS_PISTIS_SOPHIA Pistis Sophia   Gnostic Fallen aeon/penitent Fallen aeon       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         Pistis Sophia ("Faith-Wisdom"), the aeon of the Thirteenth Aeon who, deceived by a false light, descends and is afflicted in the Chaos; her thirteen repentances and rescue by the First Mystery are the heart of the Askew Codex. aeon
ENT_PS_RECEIVERS Receivers of the Light   Gnostic Angelic collective Angelic collective       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH B reviewed         The receivers (paralemptai) of the Light, the angelic functionaries who take souls from the Virgin of the Light and convey them, whether upward to the Light or back to the sphere of rebirth. collective
ENT_PS_THIRTEENTH_AEON Thirteenth Aeon   Gnostic Cosmic realm/category Cosmological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The Thirteenth Aeon, the realm above the twelve aeons where Pistis Sophia and the rulers of her region (Authades, Adamas the Tyrant) dwell in the Pistis Sophia. realm
ENT_PS_TREASURY_LIGHT Treasury of the Light   Gnostic Cosmic realm/category Cosmological category       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The Treasury of the Light (Thesauros), the highest light-realm of the Pistis Sophia and Books of Jeu, holding the 24 invisibles and the five Helpers; the destination of souls that have received the mysteries. realm
ENT_PS_VIRGIN_LIGHT Virgin of the Light   Gnostic Light judge/savior figure Judge/psychopomp       PER_GNO_2ND_4TH A reviewed         The Virgin of the Light, the celestial judge who examines souls, inspects their seals and mysteries, and either advances them or assigns them (through her receivers) to rebirth; called "the Judge" in the Fire Baptism. aeon

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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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