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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'}

15 rows where tradition = "Yazidi"

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entity_class 5

  • angel 6
  • saint 4
  • deity 3
  • collective 1
  • realm 1

tradition 1

  • Yazidi · 15 ✖
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_YAZ_FAKHR_AL_DIN Sheikh Fakhr al-Din   Yazidi Angel Holy Figure member of the Heptad; cosmogonic/creative role   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 One of the Seven Mysteries, with a creative/cosmogonic role in the qewls; eponym of a sheikhly lineage. Distinct from the Sufi poet Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (homonym) (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). angel
ENT_YAZ_HEPTAD The Heptad (Haft Sirr / Seven Mysteries)   Yazidi Angelic collective Angelic Collective divine governance; emanation; cosmic administration   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested in Spat and Kreyenbroek as the Seven Angels/Mysteries to whom Xwede entrusted the world; hub of Yazidi cosmology. collective
ENT_YAZ_KHATUNA_FAKHRA Khatuna Fakhra   Yazidi Holy figure Holy Figure midwifery; protection of mothers and children; revered woman   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Venerated female holy figure invoked as a patroness of childbirth and protection of infants in Yazidi devotion (Spat). saint
ENT_YAZ_LALISH Lalish   Yazidi Sacred Place Sacred Place holy valley; pilgrimage center; cosmic axis   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The sacred valley north of Mosul housing Sheikh Adi's tomb; supreme Yazidi pilgrimage site and a sanctified cosmic realm in the qewls (Spat, Kreyenbroek). realm
ENT_YAZ_MEHMA_RESHAN Pir Mehma Reshan   Yazidi Holy figure Holy Figure weather/storm associations; pir lineage   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Revered pir-lineage holy figure of the Yazidi oral tradition, with storm/weather associations in some qewls (Omarkhali, Kreyenbroek). saint
ENT_YAZ_NASIRDIN Sheikh Nasirdin (Nasr al-Din)   Yazidi Angel Holy Figure member of the Heptad; sheikhly lineage   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 One of the Seven Mysteries and eponym of a sheikhly lineage in the Yazidi oral tradition (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). angel
ENT_YAZ_PIR_LIBNAN Pir Libnan (Pir Reshe / building master)   Yazidi Holy figure Holy Figure sacred craft; building of Lalish; pir lineage   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Holy figure of the pir caste associated in the qewls with the sacred construction at Lalish; eponym of a pir lineage (Kreyenbroek). saint
ENT_YAZ_SAJADIN Sheikh Sajadin (Sejadin)   Yazidi Angel Holy Figure member of the Heptad; sheikhly lineage   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 One of the Seven Mysteries / Sons of Sheikh Adi's companions in the qewls; eponym of a sheikhly lineage (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). angel
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_ADI Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir   Yazidi Sufi saint Sufi saint (wali) reformer; manifestation of the divine; sheikhly lineage   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Historical 12th-c. Sufi ascetic of Hakkari (d. c.1162) whose tomb is at Lalish; revered in Yazidism as a supreme manifestation and reorganizer of the faith (Kreyenbroek). saint
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_HASAN Sheikh Hasan (Sheikh Sin)   Yazidi Angel Holy Figure member of the Heptad; sheikhly lineage; scribe/wisdom associations   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 One of the Seven Mysteries and an earthly avatar; eponym of a principal sheikhly lineage (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). angel
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_OBEKR Sheikh Obekr (Abu Bakr)   Yazidi Angel Holy Figure member of the Heptad; sheikhly lineage   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Counted among the Seven Mysteries in several enumerations; eponym of a Yazidi sheikhly lineage (Kreyenbroek). Note: distinct from the Islamic caliph despite the shared name (homonym). angel
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_SHAMS Sheikh Shams (Shams al-Din)   Yazidi Solar deity Solar Deity the sun; light; member of the Heptad   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Member of the Seven associated with the sun and light; receives dawn veneration in Yazidi practice; eponym of a sheikhly lineage (Spat, Kreyenbroek). deity
ENT_YAZ_SULTAN_EZID Sultan Ezid (Sultan Ezi)   Yazidi Divine manifestation Holy Figure manifestation of the divine; eponymous holy figure   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Revered manifestation/holy figure central to Yazidi devotion, often linked in name-tradition to the community's self-designation; attested in the qewls (Spat, Kreyenbroek). deity
ENT_YAZ_TAWUSI_MELEK Tawusi Melek (Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel)   Yazidi Angel Angelic Being chief of the Heptad; divine vicegerent; mediator   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Chief of the Seven; venerated as God's foremost emanation and steward of the world. Yazidis REJECT the external misidentification with Shaytan/the devil; modeled here only as the Peacock Angel of the qewls (Spat, Kreyenbroek). angel
ENT_YAZ_XWEDE Xwede   Yazidi Supreme deity Supreme deity creation; transcendence; the remote One God   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The single remote creator God in Yazidi belief who delegates the cosmos to the Heptad; attested across Kreyenbroek and Spat. 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]);
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