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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confidence
{'description': 'high / medium / low — certainty of the period assignment'}
rationale
{'description': 'Justification with source citations'}

14 rows where period_id = "PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC"

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Link entity_id period_id confidence rationale source_id review_status
ENT_CGE_BADUHENNA,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Baduhenna ENT_CGE_BADUHENNA Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Frisian goddess named by Tacitus (Annals IV.73) in connection with a sacred grove (lucus Baduhennae) where Roman soldiers were slain in 28 CE; name linked to *badwa 'battle'. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_HERCULES_MAGUSANUS,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Hercules Magusanus ENT_CGE_HERCULES_MAGUSANUS Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Romano-Germanic god of the Batavians, an interpretatio Romana equating a native (Donar-like) hero with Hercules; widely attested in Lower Germany, 1st-3rd c. CE. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_HLUDANA,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Hludana ENT_CGE_HLUDANA Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Goddess attested by five inscriptions from the Lower Rhine/Frisian region; name often linked etymologically to Norse Hlodyn (an epithet of Jord, Thor's mother). SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Matronae ENT_CGE_MATRONAE Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high The triple mother-goddesses of the Rhineland, attested on >1,000 votive stones (1st-4th c. CE), typically depicted as three seated women; named in numerous cult-epithet groups. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_AUFANIAE,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Matronae Aufaniae ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_AUFANIAE Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Among the most-attested Matronae groups, centered on Bonn and Nettersheim; numerous inscriptions, esp. 2nd-3rd c. CE. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_GABIAE,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Matronae Gabiae ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_GABIAE Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Matronae group whose name relates to Germanic *geban 'to give'; cf. the Norse Gefjon/Gefn; attested in the Rhineland. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_SULEVIAE,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Matronae Suleviae / Suleviae ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_SULEVIAE Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Mother/protective goddesses (Suleviae) attested across the Roman provinces incl. the Germanic Rhineland; ambiguously Celtic-Germanic, often grouped with the Matronae. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_VACALLINEHAE,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Matronae Vacallinehae ENT_CGE_MATRONAE_VACALLINEHAE Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Matronae group worshipped chiefly at the large sanctuary of Pesch in the Eifel; ~150 inscriptions there. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_NEHALENNIA,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Nehalennia ENT_CGE_NEHALENNIA Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Goddess of seafarers and traders attested by ~160 votive altars at Domburg and Colijnsplaat (Zeeland), shown with dog, basket of fruit, and ship's prow; 2nd-3rd c. CE. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_PANTHEON,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Continental Germanic Pantheon ENT_CGE_PANTHEON Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Hub collective for the Romano-Germanic deities of the Rhineland and Low Countries attested in votive inscriptions; modeling construct. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_REQUALIVAHANUS,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Requalivahanus ENT_CGE_REQUALIVAHANUS Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Male Germanic god attested by votive inscriptions at Pesch in the Eifel; function unknown, name obscure. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_SANDRAUDIGA,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Sandraudiga ENT_CGE_SANDRAUDIGA Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Goddess known from a single votive altar at Zundert (North Brabant); name interpreted as 'she who gives wealth/red sand'; otherwise unknown. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_TANFANA,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Tanfana ENT_CGE_TANFANA Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Goddess of the Marsi whose temple Germanicus destroyed (Tacitus, Annals I.51, 14 CE); a votive inscription also attests her; otherwise obscure. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN reviewed
ENT_CGE_VAGDAVERCUSTIS,PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC Vagdavercustis ENT_CGE_VAGDAVERCUSTIS Continental (Romano-)Germanic PER_CONTINENTAL_GERMANIC high Germanic goddess attested on altars from the Lower Rhine (notably Cologne-Deutz, dedicated by a Praetorian prefect); name possibly meaning 'martial excellence'. SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN 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]);