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'}

17 rows where tradition = "Latter-day Saint"

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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_LDS_CELESTIAL_KINGDOM Celestial Kingdom   Latter-day Saint Afterlife realm Afterlife realm highest degree of glory; dwelling of God and the exalted   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 D&C 76:50–70, 131: the highest kingdom, where God and Christ dwell and where the exalted may attain godhood; likened to the glory of the sun. realm
ENT_LDS_COUNCIL_HEAVEN Council in Heaven   Latter-day Saint Cosmological process Mythic process/category premortal divine council on the plan of salvation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Premortal council where the Father presented the plan of salvation; Jesus and Lucifer offered competing roles, leading to the War in Heaven (Book of Abraham 3; Book of Moses 4; Givens). abstraction
ENT_LDS_DEGREES_GLORY Three Degrees of Glory   Latter-day Saint Soteriological realm/category Afterlife realm the tripartite kingdoms of eternal reward   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 D&C 76: the three postmortal kingdoms (Celestial, Terrestrial, Telestial) into which resurrected souls are assigned by glory; parent category of the three kingdoms. realm
ENT_LDS_ELOHIM Heavenly Father (Elohim)   Latter-day Saint Supreme deity Creator deity exalted embodied Father of spirits; supreme God   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested in LDS scripture and temple usage; an exalted, embodied, anthropomorphic God who was once a man (Givens, Wrestling the Angel). Distinct LDS conception, not the classical Trinity's Father. deity
ENT_LDS_EXALTATION Exaltation (Theosis)   Latter-day Saint Soteriological process/category Soteriological process/category becoming gods; eternal increase in the Celestial Kingdom   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Doctrine of exaltation/divinization: faithful Saints may attain godhood and eternal family increase (Lorenzo Snow couplet; D&C 132; Givens, Wrestling the Angel). LDS form of theosis. abstraction
ENT_LDS_GODHEAD The Godhead (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Divine collective Godhead/principle supreme divinity; tritheistic unity of purpose   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Canonical (Articles of Faith 1; D&C 130:22): three distinct personages — Father, Son, Holy Ghost — one in purpose, not one substance. Cohort hub. collective
ENT_LDS_HEAVENLY_MOTHER Heavenly Mother   Latter-day Saint Mother goddess Mother goddess divine feminine; mother of spirits; consort of Heavenly Father   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Officially affirmed (Gospel Topics essay 'Mother in Heaven'; Eliza R. Snow hymn 'O My Father'); divine consort and co-parent of premortal spirits (Givens, Wrestling the Angel). deity
ENT_LDS_HOLY_GHOST Holy Ghost (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Divine person Divine person third member of the Godhead; personage of spirit; witness/revelator   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Canonical (D&C 130:22): a personage of spirit without a body of flesh, distinct from the Father and Son. LDS reception of the Christian Holy Spirit. deity
ENT_LDS_JEHOVAH_CHRIST Jehovah / Jesus Christ (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Messiah/incarnate Logos Savior figure premortal Jehovah, creator under the Father, incarnate Redeemer   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 LDS framing identifies the premortal Jehovah of the Old Testament with Jesus Christ, the Firstborn spirit and Son who created the worlds under the Father (Givens; Bible Dictionary, 'Jehovah'). Cross-links to existing ENT_JESUS_CHRIST as the LDS reception. deity
ENT_LDS_KOLOB Kolob   Latter-day Saint Stellar god Celestial sphere the star/realm nearest to the throne of God   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Book of Abraham 3 and Facsimile 2: the great star/governing body nearest to where God resides, governing in time and order; a realm in LDS cosmology. deity
ENT_LDS_LUCIFER Lucifer / Perdition (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Adversarial being Adversarial being premortal Son of the Morning who rebelled and became Satan   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Book of Moses 4 and D&C 76:25–27: a spirit son of God in the premortal council who sought to supplant the plan and was cast out, becoming the devil and the sons of perdition. demon
ENT_LDS_MICHAEL_ADAM Michael / Adam (LDS)   Latter-day Saint Archangel/exalted being First human / Patriarch archangel Michael who became Adam, the first man and Ancient of Days   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Canonical identification (D&C 27:11; 107:54; 116): the archangel Michael is Adam, the first man, the 'Ancient of Days' who presides over his posterity. Cross-links to existing Adam and Michael anchors as LDS reception. angel
ENT_LDS_MORONI Moroni (Angel)   Latter-day Saint Revealer/angelic figure Revealer resurrected Nephite prophet; angelic revealer of the golden plates   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Joseph Smith—History (Pearl of Great Price): last Nephite prophet-historian, resurrected as the angel who revealed and delivered the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated. angel
ENT_LDS_PLAN_SALVATION Plan of Salvation   Latter-day Saint Doctrine Soteriological/devotional category the divine plan of premortal, mortal, and postmortal progression   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The overarching LDS doctrinal framework presented at the Council in Heaven, encompassing premortal life, mortality, and the degrees of glory (Givens; Book of Abraham 3). abstraction
ENT_LDS_PREMORTAL_SPIRITS Premortal Spirit Existence (Pre-existence)   Latter-day Saint Cosmological category Cosmological realm premortal life of spirits as God's children before birth   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Doctrine of premortal existence: all humans lived as spirit children of Heavenly Parents before mortal birth (Givens; Book of Abraham 3; D&C 93:29). abstraction
ENT_LDS_TELESTIAL_KINGDOM Telestial Kingdom   Latter-day Saint Afterlife realm Afterlife realm lowest degree of glory   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 D&C 76:81–90: the lowest of the three kingdoms of glory; likened to the glory of the stars. realm
ENT_LDS_TERRESTRIAL_KINGDOM Terrestrial Kingdom   Latter-day Saint Afterlife realm Afterlife realm middle degree of glory   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 D&C 76:71–80: the middle kingdom for honorable people who did not receive the fulness of the gospel; likened to the glory of the moon. realm

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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]);