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'}

16 rows where tradition = "Samaritan"

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  • Samaritan · 16 ✖
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_SAM_ANGEL The Angel of the LORD (Samaritan Malak)   Samaritan Angelic being Angelic being Created angelic mediator of the divine presence   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Samaritan theology recognizes the Angel/Malak as a created mediator of God's word and presence (e.g., the Angel at the burning bush and Sinai), within a strictly monotheistic framework; discussed in Pummer and Memar Marqah. angel
ENT_SAM_BABA_RABBA Baba Rabba   Samaritan Reformer / Leader Reformer / Leader Religious-political reformer of the Samaritan community   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 4th-c. CE Samaritan reformer who reorganized the community, established sages/hukama and synagogue worship, traditionally associated with a Samaritan revival; historical figure attested in the Samaritan chronicles and Anderson-Giles. sage
ENT_SAM_GERIZIM Mount Gerizim (Har Brakha / Argarizim)   Samaritan Sacred place Sacred place The chosen sacred mountain and cult-center   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Mount Gerizim is the Samaritan 'chosen place' (the tenth commandment in the Samaritan Decalogue), site of the temple/altar, the Passover sacrifice, and the eschatological restoration; the central sacred realm of the religion. Archaeologically and textually attested. realm
ENT_SAM_GLORY The Glory (Kavod / the divine Light)   Samaritan Divine attribute / Manifestation Divine attribute / Manifestation The manifest divine Glory/Light revealed to Moses   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Samaritan theology (esp. Memar Marqah) develops the divine Glory/Light (the Kavod) as God's manifestation at Sinai and upon Moses' face; a mediating presence akin to but distinct from the Jewish Shekhinah/Kavod. Attested in Marqah. deity
ENT_SAM_HIGH_PRIEST Samaritan High Priest (the High-Priestly Line)   Samaritan Office / Lineage Office / Lineage Hereditary high priesthood of the Samaritans   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The hereditary Samaritan high priesthood, claimed from Aaron/Levi via Phinehas (and after that line's end, from the Levitical line of Uzziel); the living head of the community on Gerizim. Continuous office, well attested. collective
ENT_SAM_JOSEPH Joseph (Samaritan ancestor of the Josephite tribes)   Samaritan Patriarch Patriarch Tribal ancestor of Ephraim and Manasseh   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Samaritans identify principally as descendants of Joseph through Ephraim and Manasseh (the 'B'nei Yosef'); Joseph and Gerizim/Shechem are central to their self-understanding. Reception of the Pentateuchal Joseph (ENT_ISR_JOSEPH). scriptural-figure
ENT_SAM_JOSHUA Joshua (Samaritan: builder of the Gerizim altar)   Samaritan Hero / Leader Hero / Leader Conqueror who established worship at Gerizim/Shechem   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 In Samaritan tradition (incl. the Samaritan Book of Joshua/Chronicle) Joshua leads Israel into the land and establishes the sanctuary at Gerizim near Shechem, inaugurating the period of Divine Favor (Rahuta). Reception of the Israelite Joshua (ENT_ISR_JOSHUA). hero
ENT_SAM_MARQAH Marqah (Marqe)   Samaritan Theologian Theologian Foundational Samaritan theologian and poet   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 4th-c. CE Samaritan theologian, traditional author of the Memar Marqah (Tibat Marqe) and liturgical poems; the great systematizer of Samaritan theology of Moses and the Glory. Historical figure. sage
ENT_SAM_MOSES Moses (Samaritan: Moshe, the supreme prophet)   Samaritan Prophet / Lawgiver Prophet / Lawgiver Lawgiver and unique mediator of the Torah   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 In Samaritan theology Moses is the unsurpassable prophet, sole revealer of the complete Torah, sometimes given pre-cosmic dignity in Memar Marqah; no later prophet is canonical. Homonym/reception of the Israelite Moses (ENT_ISR_MOSES). prophet
ENT_SAM_PANTHEON Samaritan Pantheon / Sacred Cohort   Samaritan Collective Collective Samaritan Israelite religion centered on Mount Gerizim   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Organizing hub for the Samaritan tradition (deity, prophets, priests, eschatology, sacred realm). Modeling device, not an attested 'pantheon' — Samaritanism is strictly monotheistic. collective
ENT_SAM_PASSOVER Samaritan Passover Sacrifice (Pesach on Gerizim)   Samaritan Ritual Ritual Annual paschal lamb sacrifice on Mount Gerizim   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The living Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim is the most distinctive surviving Israelite blood-sacrifice; publicly attested annual ritual. Modeled only at the level of public observance, not ritual interiors. ritual
ENT_SAM_PHINEHAS Phinehas (Samaritan priestly ancestor)   Samaritan Priest / Ancestor Priest / Ancestor Eponymous ancestor of the high-priestly line   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron is venerated as the zealous priest and ancestor of the Samaritan high-priestly line (the 'Pinhasite' priesthood). Pentateuchal figure read through Samaritan priestly genealogy. spirit
ENT_SAM_RAHUTA_FANUTA Rahuta and Fanuta (Favor and Disfavor)   Samaritan Cosmological concept Cosmological concept Periodized divine Favor/Turning-away of history   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Samaritan periodization of sacred history into Rahuta (the era of divine Favor, from Moses/Joshua) and Fanuta (the era of divine Disfavor/turning-away, beginning with Eli's schism), to be ended by the Taheb. Attested in Samaritan chronicles and Pummer. abstraction
ENT_SAM_SHEMA Shema (the One God of the Samaritans)   Samaritan Deity Deity The one God of Israel as worshipped on Mount Gerizim   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Samaritans confess strict monotheism of the God of Israel; commonly invoke 'Shema' (the Name / the One) and the tetragrammaton-equivalent of Israelite faith. Same God as Israelite Yahweh; distinct cult on Gerizim. Attested in Samaritan liturgy and Pummer. deity
ENT_SAM_TAHEB Taheb (the Samaritan Restorer)   Samaritan Eschatological figure Eschatological figure Eschatological restorer and prophet-like-Moses   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Taheb ('the one who returns/restores') is the Samaritan messianic figure, a prophet like Moses (Deut 18:18) who will restore true worship on Gerizim and the hidden cult vessels; attested in Samaritan sources and discussed by Pummer and Anderson-Giles. Functional analogue of the Jewish Messiah. scriptural-figure
ENT_SAM_TORAH Samaritan Torah (Samaritan Pentateuch)   Samaritan Scripture Scripture The sole Samaritan scriptural canon   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Samaritan Pentateuch (Samaritan Hebrew Torah) is the entire Samaritan canon, with distinctive readings (notably the Gerizim commandment); the Abisha Scroll is its most venerated copy. Well attested textual tradition. object

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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]);