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_HER_ANTHROPOS,Anthropos,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Primordial human,Revealer Figure,primordial human; divine image; descent; ascent,,Hermetic/Gnostic overlap,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic/Gnostic bridge entity,1,0,0,Primordial human/divine image figure in Hermetic and related traditions.,deity ENT_HER_COSMOS,Cosmos,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Cosmic being/order,Cosmological Realm,cosmos; order; living world; divine manifestation,,Hermetic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic core entity,1,0,0,The ordered cosmos as living/divine manifestation.,spirit ENT_HER_DEMIURGE,Demiurge,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Demiurgic intellect,Craftsman god,the fashioning of the cosmos; the seven spheres,,Hellenistic-Roman,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic/Platonic craftsman,0,0,0,"The second Mind, the good craftsman who fashions the cosmos and the seven Governors (CH I; Timaeus).",aeon ENT_HER_ENCOSMIC_GODS,Encosmic Gods,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Cosmic god collective,Visible gods,the heavenly bodies; the cosmos as the gods' activity,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Iamblichan encosmic gods,0,0,0,"The encosmic (visible) gods, the heavenly bodies in which the divine is present through sympathy.",collective ENT_HER_ENNEAD,Ennead,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Celestial sphere,Sphere of ascent,the ninth sphere; union with the divine Mind,,Hellenistic-Roman,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic ascent-sphere,0,0,0,"The ninth sphere, the realm of God and the divine powers, the summit of the Hermetic ascent.",collective ENT_HER_HECATE_CHALDEAN,Hecate (Chaldean),,Hermetic/Theurgic,Cosmic soul,World-Soul / Power,the womb of souls; the mediating Power; Nature,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Chaldean cosmic soul,0,0,0,The cosmic Hecate of the Chaldean Oracles: the mediating Power between the Fathers and the source of souls.,abstraction ENT_HER_HEIMARMENE,Heimarmene,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Personified fate,Cosmic fate,destiny; the binding of the soul to the spheres,,Hellenistic-Roman,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic fate,0,0,0,"Fate (Heimarmene), the rule exercised over the lower cosmos through the seven Governors.",abstraction ENT_HER_HENADS,Henads,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Divine units,The gods as henads,the first multiplicity; the unity of each god,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Proclan henads,0,0,0,"The henads, the supreme unities below the One by which Proclus identifies the gods.",deity ENT_HER_HYPERCOSMIC_GODS,Hypercosmic Gods,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Transcendent god collective,Liberated gods,the realm above the cosmos; the leader-gods,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Iamblichan hypercosmic gods,0,0,0,The hypercosmic (liberated) gods who transcend the cosmos and lead souls up out of it.,collective ENT_HER_IYNGES,Iynges,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Connective power collective,Transmitting powers,the transmission of the Father's will; theurgic attraction,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Chaldean connective order,0,0,0,"The Iynges, the ""thoughts of the Father"" that transmit divine will and are drawn down in theurgy.",collective ENT_HER_LOGOS,Logos,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Divine word/reason,Divine Principle,word; reason; ordering principle; mediation,,Hermetic/Neoplatonic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic/theurgic core entity,0,0,0,Word/reason/order principle in Hermetic and philosophical religion.,deity ENT_HER_MATERIAL_DAIMONES,Material Daimones,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Sublunar daimon collective,Material daimons,the sublunar realm; the binding to matter; the hindering of ascent,,Late antique,,B,candidate_verified_name,Theurgic sublunar daimons,0,1,0,"The material daimones of the sublunar realm, the ""avenging"" powers the theurgist must guard against.",collective ENT_HER_NOUS,Nous,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Divine mind,Divine Principle,mind; intellect; revelation; divine cognition,,Hermetic/Neoplatonic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic/theurgic core entity,0,0,0,Divine Mind or Intellect in Hermetic and Neoplatonic contexts.,deity ENT_HER_OGDOAD,Ogdoad,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Celestial sphere,Sphere of ascent,the eighth sphere; the realm above fate; praise,,Hellenistic-Roman,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic ascent-sphere,0,0,0,"The eighth sphere above the seven Governors, into which the ascending soul rises beyond fate.",collective ENT_HER_PATERNAL_INTELLECT,Paternal Intellect,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Supreme principle,The Father,the first transcendent Fire; the source of all,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Chaldean supreme principle,0,0,0,"The Father, the first transcendent Intellect (the ""Paternal Abyss""/First Fire) of the Chaldean system.",abstraction ENT_HER_PERSONAL_DAIMON,Personal Daimon,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Guardian daimon,Allotted daimon,the guardian of the soul; the guide of ascent,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Iamblichan personal daimon,0,0,0,"The oikeios daimon, each soul's allotted guardian who governs its life and guides its ascent.",spirit ENT_HER_POIMANDRES,Poimandres,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Revealer,Divine Mind,revelation; the Nous of the Sovereignty; gnosis,,Hellenistic-Roman,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic revealer (CH I),0,0,0,"The divine Mind (""Shepherd of Men"") who reveals the cosmogony and the way of ascent to Hermes.",prophet ENT_HER_SEVEN_GOVERNORS,Seven Governors,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Planetary ruler collective,Administrators,the planetary spheres; the administration of fate,,Hellenistic-Roman,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic planetary rulers,0,0,0,"The seven planetary Administrators (Governors) made by the Demiurge, who rule the world through fate.",collective ENT_HER_SYNOCHEIS,Synocheis,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Maintaining power collective,Connectors,the holding-together of the cosmos,,Late antique,,B,candidate_verified_name,Chaldean maintaining order,0,0,0,"The Synocheis (Connectors), the order of powers that hold the cosmos together.",collective ENT_HER_TELETARCHS,Teletarchs,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Initiatory power collective,Rulers of initiation,the governance of the three worlds; initiation,,Late antique,,B,candidate_verified_name,Chaldean initiatory order,0,0,0,"The Teletarchs (Rulers of Initiation), who govern the empyrean, aetherial and material worlds.",collective ENT_HER_THE_ONE,The One,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Supreme principle,Supreme Principle,unity; source; transcendence; divine simplicity,,Hermetic/Neoplatonic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hermetic/theurgic core entity,0,0,0,Supreme unitary principle in Hermetic and Neoplatonic theological contexts.,abstraction ENT_HER_WORLD_SOUL,World Soul,,Hermetic/Theurgic,Cosmic soul,Anima Mundi,the animation of the cosmos; the third hypostasis,,Late antique,,A,candidate_verified_name,Neoplatonic World Soul,0,0,0,"The World Soul, the third Plotinian hypostasis that animates and orders the whole cosmos.",abstraction