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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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'}

13 rows where tradition = "Mithraic Mysteries"

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  • Mithraic Mysteries · 13 ✖
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_MITH_CAUTES Cautes   Mithraic Mysteries deity deity torchbearer, dawn/rising sun   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Torchbearer holding his torch upward, attendant of Mithras; with Cautopates forms the dadophoroi flanking the tauroctony, often read as sunrise/equinoxes. Clauss ch.9. deity
ENT_MITH_CAUTOPATES Cautopates   Mithraic Mysteries deity deity torchbearer, dusk/setting sun   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Torchbearer holding his torch downward, attendant of Mithras; paired with Cautes around the tauroctony, often read as sunset/the descending sun. Clauss ch.9. deity
ENT_MITH_CORAX Corax (Raven)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept first grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 First/lowest of the seven Mithraic grades, under the tutelage of Mercury; attested in the grade-lists (Jerome, Ep.107) and the Felicissimus mosaic at Ostia. Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_HELIODROMUS Heliodromus (Sun-Runner)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept sixth grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Sixth Mithraic grade, the Sun-Runner/courier of the Sun, under Sol; depicted with radiate crown, torch and whip. Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_LEO Leo (Lion)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept fourth grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Fourth Mithraic grade, the Lion, under Jupiter; honey rather than water used in its purification (Porphyry, De antro 15). The first 'participating' grade. Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_LEONTOCEPHALINE Leontocephaline (Lion-headed Time-God)   Mithraic Mysteries deity deity time, cosmos, eternity   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Lion-headed serpent-entwined figure of Mithraic statuary, usually interpreted as a time/eternity deity and frequently equated with Aion/Zurvan; identity debated. Clauss ch.13; Beck. deity
ENT_MITH_MILES Miles (Soldier)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept third grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Third Mithraic grade, the Soldier, under Mars; Tertullian (De corona 15) describes the miles refusing the offered crown. Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_MYSTERIES Mithraic Mysteries   Mithraic Mysteries tradition_hub collective mystery cult, initiation, solar   devotional   A candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Hub for the Roman initiatory cult of Mithras; well attested by ~600 mithraea and inscriptions across the empire (2nd-4th c. CE). Clauss ch.1. collective
ENT_MITH_NYMPHUS Nymphus (Bridegroom)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept second grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Second Mithraic grade, the (grammatically masculine coinage) 'male bride', under Venus; attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list. Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_PATER Pater (Father)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept seventh/highest grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Seventh and highest Mithraic grade, the Father, under Saturn; leader of the local congregation (pater patrum at the apex). Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_PERSES Perses (Persian)   Mithraic Mysteries initiatory_grade concept fifth grade of initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Fifth Mithraic grade, the Persian, under Luna (the Moon); attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list, evoking the cult's claimed Persian origin. Distinct from the Greek Titan Perses (ENT_PERSES_TITAN). Clauss ch.10. ritual
ENT_MITH_PETRA_GENETRIX Petra Genetrix   Mithraic Mysteries deity concept rock-birth, cosmogony   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The 'birth-giving rock' from which Mithras emerges (petra genetrix), a recurring image of the petrogenes Mithras in cult reliefs and dedications. Clauss ch.6. deity
ENT_MITH_TAUROCTONY Tauroctony   Mithraic Mysteries ritual concept bull-slaying cult-scene, iconography   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The central cult image: Mithras slaying the bull, attended by dog, serpent, scorpion, raven and the torchbearers; the icon of nearly every mithraeum and focus of astral interpretation. Clauss ch.7; Beck. ritual

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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]);