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'}

13 rows where tradition = "Mithraic Mysteries"

✎ View and edit SQL

This data as json, CSV (advanced)

Suggested facets: entity_type, category, evidence_confidence

entity_class 3

tradition 1

  • 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

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]);