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_SIM_SIMON,Simon Magus,,Simonian,Deified figure/divine claimant,Deified human,,,,PER_GNO_2ND_4TH,A,reviewed,,,,,"Simon Magus, whom his followers venerated not as a teacher but as the supreme God incarnate — the Great Power appearing as Father, Son and Spirit (Irenaeus AH I.23). Included as a human raised by his cult to functional godhood.",deity