Entities
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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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]);