Relationships

2,079 typed, source-backed relationships between entities. Each row records a directed relationship (subject → type → object) with a justifying source and rationale note. See relationship_types for the full controlled vocabulary of 70 relationship types. Key types: reception_of / received_as (transmission across traditions), equated_with (interpretatio graeca / analogues), parent_of (genealogy), member_of (collective membership), emanates_from (Gnostic/Neoplatonic structure).

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

subject_entity_id
{'description': 'The entity initiating or holding the relationship'}
relationship_type
{'description': 'Typed relationship from the controlled vocabulary (see relationship_types table)'}
object_entity_id
{'description': 'The entity receiving or targeted by the relationship'}
confidence
{'description': 'high / medium / low / speculative'}
rationale
{'description': 'Scholarly justification for the relationship, with source citations'}
source_id
{'description': 'Primary source justifying this relationship'}
period_id
{'description': 'Historical period in which this relationship is attested (null = all periods)'}

10 rows where object_entity_id = "ENT_WRITING"

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relationship_id ▼ subject_entity_id relationship_type object_entity_id confidence rationale source_id review_status period_id
356 Thoth ENT_EGY_THOTH patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING high Thoth is a major Egyptian god of writing and scribal knowledge. Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed  
357 Palamedes ENT_PALAMEDES patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING medium Palamedes is credited in some traditions with writing-related inventions. Theoi Greek Gods category index SRC_THEOI_GODS reviewed  
358 Seshat ENT_EGY_SESHAT patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING high Seshat is a goddess of writing, record keeping, and measurement. Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed  
470 Nabu ENT_MES_NABU patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING high Nabu is god of writing and scribes. Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia SRC_BLACK_GREEN_MESO reviewed  
471 Nisaba ENT_MES_NISABA patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING high Nisaba is goddess of writing and accounting. Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia SRC_BLACK_GREEN_MESO reviewed  
839 Ogma ENT_CEL_OGMA patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING medium Ogma is associated with ogam tradition. Proinsias Mac Cana, Celtic Mythology SRC_MACCANA_CELTIC_MYTH reviewed  
1027 Kiraman Katibin ENT_ISL_KIRAMAN_KATIBIN patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING high They record human deeds. Qur’an SRC_QURAN reviewed  
1055 Metatron ENT_JM_METATRON patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING high Metatron functions as heavenly scribe. P. Alexander, 3 Enoch, in Old Testament Pseudepigrapha vol. 1 SRC_3_ENOCH_ALEXANDER_OTP reviewed  
1218 Enoch ENT_ENOCH patron_of Writing ENT_WRITING medium In 3 Enoch and the scribal tradition, Enoch — taken up as the heavenly scribe who keeps the celestial books — is patron of writing. P. Alexander, 3 Enoch, in Old Testament Pseudepigrapha vol. 1 SRC_3_ENOCH_ALEXANDER_OTP reviewed  
4457 al-Kutbaʾ ENT_NAB_AL_KUTBA presides_over Writing ENT_WRITING high al-Kutbaʾ (root k-t-b "to write") is the Nabataean god of writing and scribes/records. John F. Healey, The Religion of the Nabataeans: A Conspectus (Leiden: Brill, 2001) SRC_HEALEY_NABATAEAN_RELIGION reviewed  

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CREATE TABLE "entity_relationships" (
   [relationship_id] INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
   [subject_entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [relationship_type] TEXT REFERENCES [relationship_types]([relationship_type]),
   [object_entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [confidence] TEXT,
   [rationale] TEXT,
   [source_id] TEXT REFERENCES [sources]([source_id]),
   [review_status] TEXT,
   [period_id] TEXT REFERENCES [periods]([period_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_period_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([period_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_source_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([source_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_object_entity_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([object_entity_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_relationship_type]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([relationship_type]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_subject_entity_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([subject_entity_id]);