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_ACHILLES,Achilles,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_ADONIS_HERO,Adonis Hero,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_AEACUS_HERO,Aeacus Hero,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_AENEAS_GREEK_RECEPTION,Aeneas Greek reception,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_AJAX,Ajax,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_ALW_ALI,Ali (the Ma'na / Meaning),,Alawite,Deified figure,Deified figure,"divine essence,meaning,supreme principle",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Attested: in Nusayri-Alawi doctrine Ali ibn Abi Talib is the Ma'na, the divine essence/Meaning behind manifestation. Homonym/same person as mainstream Shi'i Imam ENT_ISL_ALI, venerated differently (deified, not merely first Imam).",hero
ENT_AMPHIARAUS,Amphiaraus,,Greek,Hero-god,Oracle Figure,dream healing; oracle,hero cult;incubation,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,3,1,0,"Chthonic, underworld, or local cult seed entity.",hero
ENT_ARIADNE,Ariadne,,Greek,Deified mortal/goddess,Mystery Deity,Dionysian consort; mystery reception,apotheosis;dionysian,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,1,0,0,"Seed entity included for local, imported, rustic, mystery, or apotheosis comparanda.",hero
ENT_ARISTAEUS,Aristaeus,,Greek,Rustic god/deified mortal,Craft Figure,beekeeping; cheese-making; olive-growing; hunting,rustic;craft;agriculture,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,5,0,0,"Seed entity included for local, imported, rustic, mystery, or apotheosis comparanda.",hero
ENT_ARISTAEUS_HERO,Aristaeus Hero,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_ART_AGRAVAIN,Agravain,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,kinship; intrigue; the exposure of the adultery,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"Brother of Gawain who with Mordred exposes the affair, triggering the collapse.",hero
ENT_ART_BEDIVERE,Bedivere,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,loyalty; the return of Excalibur,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Companion who casts Excalibur back into the lake at Arthur's end.,hero
ENT_ART_BORS,Bors,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,chivalry; piety; the Grail quest,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Cousin of Lancelot and the only Grail achiever to return to Camelot.,hero
ENT_ART_ELAINE_ASTOLAT,Elaine of Astolat,,Arthurian,Legendary figure,Legendary lover,unrequited love; tragic death,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,The lily maid of Astolat who dies of unrequited love for Lancelot.,hero
ENT_ART_ELAINE_CORBENIC,Elaine of Corbenic,,Arthurian,Legendary figure,Grail lineage,the Grail lineage; the conception of Galahad,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Daughter of Pelles who conceives Galahad with Lancelot to fulfill prophecy.,hero
ENT_ART_GAHERIS,Gaheris,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,kinship; the Orkney feud; vengeance,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Brother of Gawain who slays Morgause; later killed by Lancelot.,hero
ENT_ART_GALAHAD,Galahad,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,perfect chastity; the Grail quest; holiness,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"Son of Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic, the sinless knight who achieves the Grail.",hero
ENT_ART_GARETH,Gareth,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,chivalry; the proving of worth; kinship,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Brother of Gawain who proves his knighthood; slain inadvertently by Lancelot.,hero
ENT_ART_GAWAIN,Gawain,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,chivalry; courtesy; kinship loyalty; the test of honor,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Eldest son of Lot and Morgause and nephew of Arthur; tested by the Green Knight.,hero
ENT_ART_GREEN_KNIGHT,The Green Knight,,Arthurian,Legendary figure,Otherworldly challenger,the beheading game; the test of honor; the otherworld,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Green otherworldly challenger (Bertilak enchanted) who tests Gawain's honor in the beheading game.,hero
ENT_ART_KAY,Kay,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,the seneschalship; blunt speech,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"Arthur's foster-brother and seneschal, brusque but loyal.",hero
ENT_ART_LADY_OF_THE_LAKE,The Lady of the Lake,,Arthurian,Enchantress,Otherworldly figure,magic; the otherworld; the giving of Excalibur,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"Otherworldly enchantress (Nimue/Viviane) who gives Excalibur, fosters Lancelot, and enchants Merlin.",hero
ENT_ART_LAMORAK,Lamorak,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,prowess; the Pellinore-Orkney feud; courtly love,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Son of Pellinore; his affair with Morgause leads to murder by the Orkney brothers.,hero
ENT_ART_LANCELOT,Lancelot,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,chivalry; prowess; courtly love; the adultery with Guinevere,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"The foremost knight, whose love for Guinevere brings the realm to ruin.",hero
ENT_ART_MERLIN,Merlin,,Arthurian,Sorcerer,Prophet-mage,magic; prophecy; counsel; the founding of the realm,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"Prophet-magician who engineers Arthur's begetting and establishes the Round Table; in Robert de Boron, fathered by a devil and baptized.",hero
ENT_ART_MORDRED,Mordred,,Arthurian,Knight,Legendary traitor,treachery; usurpation; the destruction of the realm,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Begotten by Arthur upon Morgause; slays and is slain by Arthur at Camlann.,hero
ENT_ART_MORGAN_LE_FAY,Morgan le Fay,,Arthurian,Enchantress,Sorceress,magic; healing; enmity toward the court,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,"Magical half-sister of Arthur, both healer at Avalon and adversary of the court.",hero
ENT_ART_PERCEVAL,Perceval,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,the Grail quest; innocence; chivalric formation,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,The naive young knight (Parzival) who comes to the Grail castle; one of the Grail achievers.,hero
ENT_ART_TRISTAN,Tristan,,Arthurian,Knight,Knight of the Round Table,chivalry; the tragic love for Isolde,,literary,,B,candidate_verified_name,Arthurian legend / Matter of Britain (v1.78.0),0,0,0,Cornish knight whose love for Isolde parallels the Lancelot-Guinevere affair.,hero
ENT_ASCLEPIUS,Asclepius,,Greek,Healing god/deified mortal,Healing Figure,medicine; dream healing; incubation,healing;apotheosis,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,1,0,1,Major or widely attested Greek religious/mythological entity.,hero
ENT_ASCLEPIUS_HERO,Asclepius Hero,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_ATALANTA,Atalanta,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_BELLEROPHON,Bellerophon,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_CADMUS,Cadmus,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_CALCHAS,Calchas,,Greek,Seer/prophetic hero,Oracle Figure,divination; omens; sacrifice; Trojan War,,Mythic/oracular,,A,candidate_verified_name,Greek prophetic hero,1,0,0,Greek seer associated with the Trojan War.,hero
ENT_CAR_EPIPHANES,Epiphanes,,Carpocratian,Deified figure,Deified human,,,,PER_GNO_2ND_4TH,B,reviewed,,,,,"Epiphanes, the son of Carpocrates, deified after his early death and honoured with a temple, altars and monthly rites on Same (Cephallenia) according to Clement (Strom. III). Included as a human raised to cultic godhood.",hero
ENT_CASSANDRA,Cassandra,,Greek,Seer/prophetic heroine,Oracle Figure,prophecy; Apollo; ignored truth; Troy,,Mythic/oracular,,A,candidate_verified_name,Greek prophetic heroine,1,0,0,Trojan prophetic figure associated with Apollo and disbelieved prophecy.,hero
ENT_CASTOR,Castor,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_CECROPS,Cecrops,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_DAEDALUS,Daedalus,,Greek,Culture hero/inventor,Craft Deity,craft; invention; architecture; images; labyrinth,,Mythic/heroic,,B,candidate_verified_name,Greek culture hero,3,0,0,"Mythic craftsman, inventor, architect, and maker of images.",hero
ENT_DIOMEDES,Diomedes,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_DIS_GREYFACE,Greyface,,Discordianism,Antagonist figure,Figure,order; seriousness; the curse of 'the Curse of Greyface',,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The personified spirit of grim order and life-denying seriousness in Discordian myth; a man of c.1166 BC said to have taught that life is serious and play is wrong, originating 'the Curse of Greyface.' The doctrinal antagonist of Eris/chaos; attested in the Principia Discordia.",hero
ENT_EGY_AMENHOTEP_HAPU,Amenhotep son of Hapu,,Egyptian,Deified human,Healing/oracle god,wisdom; healing; oracular intercession,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,deified sage of Amenhotep III,0,0,0,"The architect and sage of Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty), uniquely granted a mortuary temple in his lifetime and later deified as a healer and oracle; shared a healing-incubation cult with Imhotep at Deir el-Bahari into Roman times.",hero
ENT_EGY_HEQAIB,Heqaib,,Egyptian,Deified human,Local saint-god,protection; local patronage,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,deified nomarch of Elephantine,0,0,0,"Pepinakht ""Heqaib,"" a nomarch of Elephantine under Pepi II (6th Dynasty) who led Nubian expeditions and was deified as a local patron; honoured at a purpose-built sanctuary on Elephantine with shrines, stelae, and royal dedications.",hero
ENT_EGY_IMHOTEP,Imhotep,,Egyptian,Deified human,Healing god,wisdom; medicine; architecture; healing,,national,,A,candidate_verified_name,deified architect-sage of Djoser,0,0,0,"The vizier, architect, and physician of Djoser (3rd Dynasty), deified as ""son of Ptah"" and god of wisdom, writing, and healing, with temples and an incubation cult (Saqqara, Philae); equated by the Greeks with Asklepios.",hero
ENT_EGY_ISI_EDFU,Isi of Edfu,,Egyptian,Deified human,Local deified vizier,local patronage,,local,,B,candidate_verified_name,deified nomarch of Edfu,0,0,0,"A nomarch of the Edfu region (6th Dynasty) venerated after death as a local ""living god"" (netjer ankh), with votive stelae at his tomb.",hero
ENT_ERECHTHEUS,Erechtheus,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_EUBOULEUS,Eubouleus,,Greek,Eleusinian figure,Mystery Deity,good counsel; underworld/mystery,eleusinian;chthonic,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,4,1,0,"Seed entity included for local, imported, rustic, mystery, or apotheosis comparanda.",hero
ENT_FINN_KULLERVO,Kullervo,,Finnish,Hero,Tragic hero,vengeance; fate; ruin,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0),0,0,0,The doomed orphan-slave of the Kalevala whose vengeance and unwitting incest end in his suicide upon his own sword.,hero
ENT_FINN_LEMMINKAINEN,Lemminkäinen,,Finnish,Hero,Culture hero / shaman,war; seduction; magic; recklessness,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,European regional polytheism deepening (v1.77.0),0,0,0,"A reckless, amorous warrior-shaman of the Kalevala who is slain and dismembered at the river of Tuonela and revived by his mother.",hero
ENT_FINN_LOUHI,Louhi,,Finnish,shamanistic mistress of Pohjola,Adversarial Being,magic; shamanism; the North; Pohjola; cold; shape-shifting; obstruction,,,,A,,,,,,"Mistress of Pohjola (the Far North, ""the place of darkness""); the primary antagonist of the Kalevala. Louhi is a powerful shamanistic figure — ""the gap-toothed crone of Pohjola"" in Lönnrot's text — who controls the resources of the North and drives the Kalevala's main plot conflicts. Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen must negotiate with her for brides and for the Sampo (a magical mill that generates wealth); she demands the construction of the Sampo as bride-price (Runos 5-8, 10-11). When the heroes steal the Sampo back, Louhi pursues them as a great eagle-hawk and destroys the Sampo in the conflict (Runos 42-49). She can also spread plague and disease, and she steals the sun and moon, locking them in the mountain of Pohjola (Runo 47-49). Louhi is not a simple evil figure — she is a legitimate authority in her own domain, a mother protecting her daughters, and a formidable equal to Väinämöinen in magical power. As an adversarial shamanistic ruler she represents the hostile wilderness north of the Finnish homeland. Pentikäinen (1999) pp. 220-260.",hero
ENT_GANYMEDE,Ganymede,,Greek,Deified mortal,Divine Attendant,cupbearer of gods,apotheosis,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,0,0,0,"Seed entity included for local, imported, rustic, mystery, or apotheosis comparanda.",hero
ENT_GLAUCUS,Glaucus,,Greek,Sea god/deified mortal,Sea Deity,sea prophecy; fishermen,sea;apotheosis,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,0,0,0,Sea divinity or Nereid/related sea being.,hero
ENT_GSAGA_BRYNHILD,Brynhild,,Germanic Legend,heroine,heroine,"valkyrie, vengeance",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Shieldmaiden/valkyrie betrothed to Sigurd; her betrayal via the Gjukungs drives the tragedy. Nibelungenlied's Brünhild.,hero
ENT_GSAGA_GUDRUN,Gudrun,,Germanic Legend,heroine,heroine,"grief, vengeance",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Gjukung princess, wife of Sigurd; her grief and revenge drive the cycle's later tragedies. Nibelungenlied's Kriemhild.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_GUNNAR,Gunnar,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,"kingship, oath-treachery",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Gjukung king, brother of Gudrun, who wins Brynhild through deceit and conspires in Sigurd's death. Nibelungenlied's Gunther.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_HERVOR,Hervor,,Germanic Legend,heroine,heroine,"shieldmaiden, cursed sword",,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Shieldmaiden who claims the cursed sword Tyrfing from her father's barrow; central to Hervarar saga.,hero
ENT_GSAGA_HOGNI,Hogni,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,"warrior, kin-loyalty",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Gjukung brother of Gunnar and Gudrun, party to Sigurd's killing; dies defiantly in the hall of Atli. Nibelungenlied's Hagen.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_RAGNARR,Ragnarr Lodbrok,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,"viking kingship, legend",,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Legendary Viking king and serpent-slayer; subject of Ragnars saga lodbrokar, loosely linked to the Volsung material through his wife Aslaug, daughter of Sigurd and Brynhild.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_REGINN,Reginn,,Germanic Legend,hero,smith,"smithing, fosterage, treachery",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Smith and foster-father of Sigurd who reforges the sword Gram and incites the slaying of his brother Fafnir; later slain by Sigurd.,hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGMUND,Sigmund,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,"heroism, Volsung line",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Son of Volsung, wielder of the sword drawn from Barnstokkr; father of Sigurd. Twin of Signy.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGNY,Signy,,Germanic Legend,heroine,heroine,"vengeance, kin-tragedy",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Daughter of Volsung, twin of Sigmund; engineers vengeance against Siggeir for the slaughter of her kin.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_SIGURD,Sigurd,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,"dragon-slaying, heroism",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The dragon-slayer (Old High German Siegfried), central hero of Volsunga saga who slays Fafnir and wins the cursed Andvari hoard; son of Sigmund. Sigurðr Fáfnisbani = Nibelungenlied's Siegfried.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_STARKADR,Starkadr,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,"warrior, fate, Odinic favor",,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Multi-generational warrior-hero blessed and cursed by the gods; prominent in Saxo's Gesta Danorum and Gautreks saga.,hero
ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG,Volsung,,Germanic Legend,hero,hero,dynastic ancestor,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Eponymous king and ancestor of the Volsung line, descendant of Odin; father of Sigmund and Signy.",hero
ENT_GSAGA_VOLUNDR,Volundr (Wayland the Smith),,Germanic Legend,hero,smith,"smithing, captivity, revenge",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Legendary master smith (Old English Weland, German Wieland); his captivity and vengeance are told in the eddic Volundarkvida and Old English Deor/Franks Casket. Volundr = Old English Weland/Wayland = German Wieland; cross-attested beyond Byock in the Poetic Edda.",hero
ENT_HECTOR,Hector,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_HELEN,Helen,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_HERACLES,Heracles,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_HIPPOLYTUS,Hippolytus,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_HYACINTHUS,Hyacinthus,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_INO,Ino,,Greek,Deified mortal/sea goddess,Sea Deity,deified mortal; sea rescue; motherhood; Leucothea form,,Local/maritime,,A,candidate_verified_name,Greek deified mortal/sea goddess,1,0,0,Mortal woman transformed or worshipped as Leucothea in sea-rescue traditions.,hero
ENT_INO_LEUCOTHEA,Ino-Leucothea,,Greek,Sea goddess/deified mortal,Sea Deity,sailor rescue; sea,apotheosis;sea,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,A,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,0,0,0,"Seed entity included for local, imported, rustic, mystery, or apotheosis comparanda.",hero
ENT_ION,Ion,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_IPHIGENIA,Iphigenia,,Greek,Hero/deified mortal/cult figure,Hero,hero cult; local mythic memory,hero cult;apotheosis or local cult potential,Greek world,Archaic-Classical/Roman reception,B,candidate_verified_name,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.,2,0,0,Hero or apotheosed mortal category; cult status must be checked per locality.,hero
ENT_IRH_CESAIR,Cesair,,Celtic/Irish,legendary_figure,legendary_figure,first settler of Ireland; pre-Flood arrival,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Granddaughter of Noah and leader of the first (pre-Flood) settlement in the Lebor Gabála Érenn.,hero
ENT_IRH_CONCHOBAR,Conchobar mac Nessa,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,king of the Ulaid; Emain Macha,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Legendary king of Ulster at Emain Macha in the Ulster Cycle.,hero
ENT_IRH_CU_CHULAINN,Cú Chulainn,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,warrior; champion of Ulster; the ríastrad (warp-spasm),,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Central hero of the Ulster Cycle; son/earthly aspect of the god Lugh. Attested throughout the Táin (Kinsella).,hero
ENT_IRH_DEIRDRE,Deirdre,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,tragic heroine; Longes mac nUislenn,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Heroine of 'The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu', a remscél of the Táin.",hero
ENT_IRH_DIARMUID,Diarmuid Ua Duibhne,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,fian warrior; the love-spot (ball seirce),,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Fenian warrior and foster-son of Aengus; elopes with Gráinne.,hero
ENT_IRH_EMER,Emer,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,wife of Cú Chulainn; the six gifts,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Wife of Cú Chulainn, wooed in Tochmarc Emire.",hero
ENT_IRH_FERGUS,Fergus mac Róich,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,exiled Ulster champion; virility,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Former king of Ulster exiled to Connacht, a leading warrior of the Táin.",hero
ENT_IRH_FINTAN,Fintan mac Bóchra,,Celtic/Irish,legendary_figure,legendary_figure,shapeshifting sage; the salmon; long memory,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Husband of Cesair who survives the Flood and ages through the eras as a witness-sage (Lebor Gabála; dindshenchas).,hero
ENT_IRH_FIONN,Fionn mac Cumhaill,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,fian-leader; seer; the salmon of knowledge,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Central hero of the Fenian Cycle, leader of the Fianna (Ó hÓgáin).",hero
ENT_IRH_GRAINNE,Gráinne,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,heroine; betrothed of Fionn; the elopement,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Daughter of Cormac mac Airt who elopes with Diarmuid (Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne).,hero
ENT_IRH_MEDB,Medb,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,queen of Connacht; sovereignty; instigator of the Táin,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Queen of Connacht whose cattle-raid drives the Táin; carries sovereignty-goddess overtones (Kinsella; Ó hÓgáin).,hero
ENT_IRH_NEMED,Nemed,,Celtic/Irish,legendary_figure,legendary_figure,invasion leader; ancestor of later peoples,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Leader of the third invasion and ancestor of the Fir Bolg and Tuatha Dé in the Lebor Gabála Érenn.,hero
ENT_IRH_OISIN,Oisín,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,poet-warrior; Tír na nÓg,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Son of Fionn, poet of the Fianna and namesake of the Ossianic Cycle; visits Tír na nÓg.",hero
ENT_IRH_PARTHOLON,Partholón,,Celtic/Irish,legendary_figure,legendary_figure,invasion leader; second settlement of Ireland,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Leader of the second invasion of Ireland in the Lebor Gabála Érenn.,hero
ENT_IRH_SCATHACH,Scáthach,,Celtic/Irish,hero,hero,warrior-woman; martial instructor; Alba/Skye,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Warrior-woman who trains Cú Chulainn and grants the gáe bolga (Tochmarc Emire).,hero
ENT_IRH_TUAN,Tuan mac Cairill,,Celtic/Irish,legendary_figure,legendary_figure,shapeshifting survivor; witness to the invasions,,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Sole survivor of Partholón's people who lives through many animal forms and recounts the invasions (Scel Tuain).,hero
ENT_ISL_ABD_AL_MUTTALIB,Abd al-Muttalib,,Islamic,Companion,Islamic kin,grandfather of the Prophet; chief of Quraysh; custodian of the Kaaba,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,The grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad and a leading chief of the Quraysh who served as custodian of the Kaaba in Mecca.,hero
ENT_ISL_ABD_AL_RAHMAN_IBN_AWF,Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf,,Islamic,Companion,Companion / Ten Promised Paradise,wealthy early convert and merchant; member of the shura,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"A prosperous early Muslim merchant, one of the Ten Promised Paradise, and a member of Umar's electoral council (shura).",hero
ENT_ISL_ABU_TALIB,Abu Talib,,Islamic,Companion,Islamic kin,uncle and protector of the Prophet; chief of Banu Hashim; father of Ali,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,The paternal uncle who raised the orphaned Muhammad and protected him during the early Meccan persecution as chief of the Banu Hashim.,hero
ENT_ISL_ABU_UBAYDA,Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah,,Islamic,Companion,Companion / Ten Promised Paradise,military commander; conquest of Syria; 'Trustee of this Nation',,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,One of the Ten Promised Paradise who commanded the conquest of Syria and was titled Amin al-Umma (Trustee of the Community).,hero
ENT_ISL_AL_ZUBAYR,al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam,,Islamic,Companion,Companion / Ten Promised Paradise,"early convert, cousin of the Prophet, cavalry commander",,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"A paternal cousin of the Prophet and husband of Asma bint Abi Bakr, among the Ten Promised Paradise.",hero
ENT_ISL_BILAL,Bilal ibn Rabah,,Islamic,Companion,Islamic companion,first muezzin; early convert; formerly enslaved,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"An Abyssinian formerly enslaved and freed by Abu Bakr, an early convert and the first muezzin (caller to prayer) of Islam.",hero
ENT_ISL_HAMZA,Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib,,Islamic,Companion,Islamic companion,uncle of the Prophet; warrior; martyr of Uhud,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"A paternal uncle of the Prophet, the celebrated warrior titled 'Lion of God,' killed at the Battle of Uhud (625 CE).",hero
ENT_ISL_JAFAR,Ja'far ibn Abi Talib,,Islamic,Companion,Islamic companion,cousin of the Prophet; leader of the Abyssinia migration; martyr of Mu'ta,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Brother of Ali and cousin of the Prophet, who led the migration to Abyssinia and died as a commander at Mu'ta (629 CE), titled 'Ja'far the Flyer.'",hero
ENT_ISL_KHALID,Khalid ibn al-Walid,,Islamic,Military commander,Islamic companion,general; military conquests; undefeated commander,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Titled 'Sword of God,' the foremost military commander of early Islam, leading campaigns in the Ridda wars and the conquests of Iraq and Syria.",hero