entity_periods: ENT_VF_HAT_MAN, PER_MODERN_FOLKLORE

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_VF_HAT_MAN	PER_MODERN_FOLKLORE	high	A tall brimmed-hat shadow figure reported by thousands during sleep paralysis. People genuinely engage him apotropaically — refusing eye contact, praying, leaving lights on, repositioning to avoid recurrence. Documented as a recurrent experiential encounter, not authored fiction.	SRC_ADLER_SLEEP	reviewed