Entity Periods

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%.

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20 rows where period_id = "PER_BALT_PAGAN"

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ENT_BALT_AITVARAS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Aitvaras ENT_BALT_AITVARAS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Lithuanian household serpent or flying drake that brings stolen wealth (grain, milk, gold) to the home it favors, appearing as a fiery flying creature. SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN reviewed
ENT_BALT_AUSRINE,PER_BALT_PAGAN Aušrinė / Auseklis ENT_BALT_AUSRINE Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high The morning star personified, Lithuanian Aušrinė (a goddess, daughter of the sun Saulė) and Latvian Auseklis (a male morning-star figure of the daina songs). SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN reviewed
ENT_BALT_BANGPUTYS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Bangpūtys ENT_BALT_BANGPUTYS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Lithuanian god of the sea and storm winds, the 'wave-blower' who raises the waves and is appeased by Baltic-coast fishermen. SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN reviewed
ENT_BALT_DIEVAS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Dievas ENT_BALT_DIEVAS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Sky god named in chronicle sources from 13th c. onward; folk song tradition continuous through 20th c.; reconstructed from PIE comparanda. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_GABIJA,PER_BALT_PAGAN Gabija ENT_BALT_GABIJA Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Hearth fire tradition attested; Romowe eternal flame described by Peter of Dusburg (1326 CE). SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_JURASMATE,PER_BALT_PAGAN Jūras māte (Mother of the Sea) ENT_BALT_JURASMATE Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high The Latvian 'Mother of the Sea', a tutelary goddess of the waters and one of the most prominent of the Mātes in the daina folk songs. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_KAUKAS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Kaukas ENT_BALT_KAUKAS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Lithuanian household spirit, a small chthonic being that guards the homestead and brings prosperity if honored, named alongside the barstukai. SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN reviewed
ENT_BALT_LAIMA,PER_BALT_PAGAN Laima ENT_BALT_LAIMA Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Fate goddess widely attested in Lithuanian and Latvian folk song tradition; chronicle mention from 15th c. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_MATES,PER_BALT_PAGAN The Mātes (the Latvian Mothers) ENT_BALT_MATES Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high The many Latvian 'mother' goddesses (Mātes), each presiding over a natural domain, attested in the dainas as Meža māte, Jūras māte, Zemes māte, Vēja māte, and dozens more. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_MEDEINA,PER_BALT_PAGAN Medeina ENT_BALT_MEDEINA Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Forest deity attested in Jan Lasicki (1615); alka sacred grove tradition continuous. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_MENESS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Meness ENT_BALT_MENESS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Moon deity in the celestial myth cycle; attested in folk song tradition. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_PANTHEON,PER_BALT_PAGAN The Baltic Pantheon ENT_BALT_PANTHEON Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Collective grouping of the deities and spirits of the Baltic peoples (Lithuanian, Latvian, Old Prussian) as reconstructed by Gimbutas and Greimas from folklore and medieval chronicles. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_PATULAS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Patulas (Pikuolis) ENT_BALT_PATULAS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Old Prussian god of the dead and the underworld (Patulas/Pikuolis/Pecols), the third of the Romuva triad, lord of night and darkness. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_PERKUNAS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Perkūnas ENT_BALT_PERKUNAS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high "Percunis" attested in Livonian Rhymed Chronicle c. 1290 CE; thunder cult continuous through the pre-Christianisation period of Lithuania (to 1387+). SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_POTRIMPO,PER_BALT_PAGAN Potrimpo ENT_BALT_POTRIMPO Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Old Prussian god of running waters and grain, one of the triad on the banner of Romuva, associated with fertility and good fortune. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_RAGANA,PER_BALT_PAGAN Ragana ENT_BALT_RAGANA Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN medium Witch-spirit from 17th-18th c. folk sources; represents demonised survival of older tradition. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_SAULE,PER_BALT_PAGAN Saulė ENT_BALT_SAULE Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Sun goddess central in Baltic folk song tradition; amber association reflects Baltic prehistoric religion. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_USINS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Ūsiņš ENT_BALT_USINS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Latvian god of horses, bees, and the returning light of spring, celebrated at the festival marking the start of pasturing. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_VELNIAS,PER_BALT_PAGAN Velnias ENT_BALT_VELNIAS Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Attested in chronicle sources and folk song tradition; the Perkūnas-Velnias myth cycle is one of the best-attested Baltic narratives. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed
ENT_BALT_ZEMYNA,PER_BALT_PAGAN Žemyna ENT_BALT_ZEMYNA Baltic Pre-Christian Period PER_BALT_PAGAN high Earth goddess libation tradition widely attested in ethnographic and chronicle sources. SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS reviewed

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CREATE TABLE "entity_periods" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [period_id] TEXT REFERENCES [periods]([period_id]),
   [confidence] TEXT,
   [rationale] TEXT,
   [source_id] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [period_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_period_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([period_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_entity_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([entity_id]);