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)'}

11 rows where source_id = "SRC_LINDOW_NORSE"

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relationship_id ▼ subject_entity_id relationship_type object_entity_id confidence rationale source_id review_status period_id
7549 Odin ENT_NOR_ODIN parent_of Volsung ENT_GSAGA_VOLSUNG medium Odin is the divine ancestor of the Volsung dynasty. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7555 Fylgja ENT_NORF_FYLGJA member_of Norse Folkloric Supernatural Beings ENT_NORF_FOLK_BEINGS high Fylgja is a folkloric supernatural class under the hub. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7556 Disir ENT_NORF_DISIR member_of Norse Folkloric Supernatural Beings ENT_NORF_FOLK_BEINGS high Disir are a folkloric supernatural class under the hub. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7561 Troll (folklore class) ENT_NORF_TROLL member_of Norse Folkloric Supernatural Beings ENT_NORF_FOLK_BEINGS high Troll (as folklore class) is collected under the hub. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7562 Troll (folklore class) ENT_NORF_TROLL aligned_with Jötnar ENT_NOR_JOTNAR high The folklore troll-class is historically continuous with the eddic jotnar/thurses; saga usage often calls jotnar 'troll'. Aligned (functional/continuity) rather than equated, since the folklore class is distinct from the mythological jotnar collective. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7564 Fylgja ENT_NORF_FYLGJA aligned_with Disir ENT_NORF_DISIR medium The female form of the fylgja (kynfylgja) overlaps conceptually with the protective dis; both are personal/familial tutelary female spirits, per Simek and Lindow. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7565 Disir ENT_NORF_DISIR aligned_with Norns ENT_NOR_NORNS medium The disir as fate-bound female collective overlap with the norns in their fate-determining function; aligned (functional) per Lindow. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7566 Disir ENT_NORF_DISIR aligned_with Valkyries ENT_NOR_VALKYRIES medium Disir overlap functionally with the valkyrjur as numinous female beings associated with death and protection; aligned per Simek/Lindow. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7567 Disir ENT_NORF_DISIR aligned_with Vanir ENT_NOR_VANIR low The disablot fertility/ancestral cult and the figure of Freyja as Vanadis link the disir to the Vanir sphere; tentative functional alignment. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7783 Odin ENT_NOR_ODIN dwells_in Asgard (Ásgarðr) ENT_NORR_ASGARD high Odin resides in Asgard, in his hall Valhalla. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE reviewed  
7789 Odin ENT_NOR_ODIN rules Valhalla (Valhöll) ENT_NORR_VALHALLA high Valhalla is Odin's hall of the slain. John Lindow, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Oxford University Press, 2001) SRC_LINDOW_NORSE 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]);