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'}

18 rows where tradition = "Vodou"

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  • Vodou · 18 ✖
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_VOD_AGWE Agwe   Vodou deity lwa the sea; ships; sovereign of the waters   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Rada lwa, sovereign of the sea and patron of sailors and fishermen, consort of La Sirène. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_AYIDA_WEDO Ayida-Wedo   Vodou deity lwa rainbow serpent; sky; fertility   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Rada rainbow-serpent lwa, consort of Damballa; the serpent pair embodies cosmic balance. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_BARON_SAMEDI Baron Samedi   Vodou deity lwa death; cemeteries; the dead; healing of the dying   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Chief of the Gede; lord of cemeteries and the dead, associated with the cemetery cross. Publicly attested. Living tradition; not modeled here as a 'narco-saint' or sensationalized figure. deity
ENT_VOD_BONDYE Bondye   Vodou deity creator deity supreme creator; transcendence   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The remote, supreme creator God of Haitian Vodou (from French 'Bon Dieu'); identified with the Christian God, served indirectly through the lwa. Living tradition; modern. deity
ENT_VOD_DAMBALLA Damballa Wedo   Vodou deity lwa serpent; creation; sky; purity; ancestral wisdom   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Rada serpent lwa, ancient and benevolent creator-associated spirit, consort of Ayida-Wedo; popularly imaged as St Patrick (serpents). Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_ERZULIE_DANTOR Erzulie Dantor   Vodou deity lwa fierce mother-protector; single mothers; defense   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Petwo lwa, fierce protective mother; popularly imaged as the Black Madonna of Częstochowa (and St Barbara). Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_ERZULIE_FREDA Erzulie Freda   Vodou deity lwa love; beauty; luxury; feminine grace   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Rada lwa of love and beauty; her chromolithograph is widely the Mater Dolorosa. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_GEDE The Gede   Vodou collective lwa family/collective the dead; ancestors; fertility; ribald humor   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Family (and Petwo-adjacent nanchon) of lwa of death and the ancestors, led by the Barons and Maman Brigitte. Publicly attested. Living tradition. collective
ENT_VOD_LASIRENE La Sirène   Vodou deity lwa the sea; wealth; music; mermaid spirit   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Lwa of the sea, a mermaid spirit linked to Agwe and to the water-mother complex (Lasirèn/Labalèn). Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_LEGBA Papa Legba   Vodou deity lwa crossroads; gates; opener of the way   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Rada lwa, the gatekeeper opening the way between worlds; saluted first in ceremony. Publicly identified in Vodou imagery with St Peter (keys) and St Lazarus. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_LOKO Loko   Vodou deity lwa sacred trees; healing; patron of priests (oungan)   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Rada lwa of vegetation and healing, patron of the priesthood and of the poto-mitan/sacred tree, consort of Ayizan. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_LWA The Lwa   Vodou collective pantheon/collective served spirits; intermediaries   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Collective hub for the lwa (mistè), the served spirits who mediate between Bondye and humanity, organized in nanchon (chiefly Rada and Petwo). Living tradition. collective
ENT_VOD_MAMAN_BRIGITTE Maman Brigitte   Vodou deity lwa death; cemeteries; consort of Baron; protector of graves   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Gede lwa, consort of Baron Samedi, mistress of the cemetery; her name reflects the Irish Brigid heritage of the diaspora. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_MARASSA The Marassa   Vodou deity lwa divine twins; children; doubling; reciprocity   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The sacred Marassa (divine twins), among the first lwa served; popularly imaged as Sts Cosmas and Damian. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_OGOU Ogou   Vodou deity lwa iron; war; fire; soldiers; political power   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Lwa of iron and war (Yoruba-derived Ogun), served across nanchon; popularly imaged as St James the Greater (Santiago Matamoros). Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity
ENT_VOD_PETWO Petwo nanchon   Vodou collective pantheon/collective hot, forceful spirits; New-World/Kongo rite   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Petwo (Petro) nanchon: 'hot' (cho) lwa of New-World and Kongo derivation, served in the Petwo rite. Publicly documented organizing category. Living tradition. collective
ENT_VOD_RADA Rada nanchon   Vodou collective pantheon/collective cool, beneficent spirits; ancestral Dahomean rite   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The Rada nanchon: 'cool' (dou) lwa of largely Fon/Dahomean derivation, served in the Rada rite. Publicly documented organizing category. Living tradition. collective
ENT_VOD_SIMBI Simbi   Vodou deity lwa fresh water; springs; magic; messenger   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Lwa (Kongo-derived, often Petwo) of fresh water, springs and rain, associated with magic and patronage of healers/sorcerers. Publicly attested. Living tradition. deity

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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]);