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'}

20 rows where period_id = "PER_ZOR_SASANIAN"

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ENT_RLMX_DRUJO_DEMANA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Drujo Demana (House of Lies) ENT_RLMX_DRUJO_DEMANA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN high Drujo Demana, the 'House of the Lie' (Avestan druj-demana), the Zoroastrian hell and abode of Angra Mainyu and the damned (the 'Worst Existence'). Antithesis of the House of Song; attested in the Gathas (Y. 46.11, 49.11) and Pahlavi eschatology. SRC_MENOG_I_KHRAD reviewed
ENT_RLMX_GAROTHMAN,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Garothman (House of Song) ENT_RLMX_GAROTHMAN Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN high Garothman / Garodman, the 'House of Song' (Avestan Garo-demana), the highest paradise and abode of Ahura Mazda and the blessed (the 'Best Existence', vahishta ahu). Attested in the Avesta and elaborated in the Bundahishn and Menog-i Khrad. SRC_BUNDAHISHN reviewed
ENT_RLMX_HAMISTAGAN,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Hamistagan ENT_RLMX_HAMISTAGAN Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN high Hamistagan (Pahlavi hammistagan), the neutral 'place of the mixed', an intermediate state for souls whose good and evil deeds are exactly balanced; they remain there, untormented but joyless, until the final renovation (Frashokereti). Attested in the Bundahishn and Menog-i Khrad. SRC_MENOG_I_KHRAD reviewed
ENT_ZOR_AHURA_MAZDA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Ahura Mazda ENT_ZOR_AHURA_MAZDA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_AMERETAT,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Ameretat ENT_ZOR_AMERETAT Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_AMESHA_SPENTAS,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Amesha Spentas ENT_ZOR_AMESHA_SPENTAS Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_ANAHITA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Anahita ENT_ZOR_ANAHITA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_ANGRA_MAINYU,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Angra Mainyu ENT_ZOR_ANGRA_MAINYU Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_ASHA_VAHISHTA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Asha Vahishta ENT_ZOR_ASHA_VAHISHTA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_ATAR,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Atar ENT_ZOR_ATAR Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_DAEVAS,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Daevas ENT_ZOR_DAEVAS Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_FRAVASHIS,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Fravashis ENT_ZOR_FRAVASHIS Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_HAURVATAT,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Haurvatat ENT_ZOR_HAURVATAT Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_KHSHATHRA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Khshathra Vairya ENT_ZOR_KHSHATHRA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_MITHRA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Mithra ENT_ZOR_MITHRA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_SPENTA_ARMATI,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Spenta Armaiti ENT_ZOR_SPENTA_ARMATI Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_SRAOSHA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Sraosha ENT_ZOR_SRAOSHA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_VOHU_MANAH,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Vohu Manah ENT_ZOR_VOHU_MANAH Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN medium Most Zoroastrian texts codified in Sasanian period; Avesta compiled c. 3rd–7th c. CE.    
ENT_ZOR_ZURVAN_AKARANA,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Zurvan akarana ENT_ZOR_ZURVAN_AKARANA Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN high Zurvan akarana, 'Boundless/Infinite Time' — the unconditioned, eternal aspect of Zurvan from which the cosmos and the finite world-cycle proceed in Zurvanite speculation (Zaehner, Zurvan, esp. pp. 89-105 on the two zurvans). SRC_ZAEHNER_ZURVAN reviewed
ENT_ZOR_ZURVAN_DAREGHO,PER_ZOR_SASANIAN Zurvan daregho-chvadhata ENT_ZOR_ZURVAN_DAREGHO Sasanian Zoroastrian PER_ZOR_SASANIAN high Zurvan daregho-chvadhata, 'Time of Long Dominion' — the finite, measured time (the 9,000/12,000-year world-cycle) into which Boundless Time issues so that the conflict of Ohrmazd and Ahriman can be played out and resolved (Zaehner, Zurvan, pp. 89-105, 219ff.). SRC_ZAEHNER_ZURVAN 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]);