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)'}

5 rows where source_id = "SRC_PENTIKÄINEN_KALEVALA"

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relationship_id ▼ subject_entity_id relationship_type object_entity_id confidence rationale source_id review_status period_id
2340 Ukko ENT_FINN_UKKO aligned_with Thor ENT_NOR_THOR high Ukko and Thor are structurally and functionally parallel thunder deities of neighboring Northern European traditions. Both are the highest-ranking thunder gods in their respective pantheons, both associated with rain and protection of crops, both invoked against evil forces. The cognate pattern reflects shared IE/Uralic-contact origins. Pentikäinen (1999) pp. 125-130. Juha Pentikäinen, Kalevala Mythology, trans. Ritva Poom (Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN, 1999) SRC_PENTIKÄINEN_KALEVALA reviewed Finnish Traditional / Pre-Christian PER_FINN_TRADITIONAL
2341 Ukko ENT_FINN_UKKO aligned_with Perkūnas ENT_BALT_PERKUNAS high Ukko and Baltic Perkūnas are the closest structural parallels among Northern European thunder deities — both are supreme thunder gods of cultures in long-term contact (Baltic and Finnic peoples share the southeastern Baltic region). Linguistic and functional analysis confirms the alignment: both govern thunder, lightning, rain, and agricultural fertility. Pentikäinen (1999) pp. 127-128; Russell (1987) on Indo-European thunder deity patterns. Juha Pentikäinen, Kalevala Mythology, trans. Ritva Poom (Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN, 1999) SRC_PENTIKÄINEN_KALEVALA reviewed Finnish Traditional / Pre-Christian PER_FINN_TRADITIONAL
2342 Ukko ENT_FINN_UKKO aligned_with Perun ENT_SLAV_PERUN medium Ukko and Slavic Perun share the same structural role as supreme thunder deities in closely related Northern European traditions; both are associated with lightning, storms, and the oak tree. The alignment is structural and comparative, not a direct ancient equation. Pentikäinen (1999) p. 128. Confidence medium: geographic proximity and function are strong, but no ancient source explicitly equates them. Juha Pentikäinen, Kalevala Mythology, trans. Ritva Poom (Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN, 1999) SRC_PENTIKÄINEN_KALEVALA reviewed Finnish Traditional / Pre-Christian PER_FINN_TRADITIONAL
2344 Väinämöinen ENT_FINN_VAINAMOINEN aligned_with Orpheus ENT_ORPHEUS medium Väinämöinen and Orpheus share the structural role of the shaman-bard whose music has cosmic power — both charm nature with their playing, both descend to the realm of the dead to retrieve something (Väinämöinen descends to Tuonela; Orpheus to Hades), and both are associated with mysteries of death and immortality. Pentikäinen (1999) pp. 150-155 notes the parallel. The alignment is structural and comparative, not a historical equation; both figures draw on widespread shaman-bard archetype patterns. Confidence medium. Juha Pentikäinen, Kalevala Mythology, trans. Ritva Poom (Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN, 1999) SRC_PENTIKÄINEN_KALEVALA reviewed Finnish Traditional / Pre-Christian PER_FINN_TRADITIONAL
2347 Mielikki ENT_FINN_MIELIKKI aligned_with Medeina ENT_BALT_MEDEINA medium Mielikki and Baltic Medeina are structurally parallel female forest deities of neighboring traditions: both govern the forest, hunt, and wild animals; both are the primary recipients of hunters' invocations. The alignment reflects the shared hunting-cult pattern across Baltic Finnic and Baltic Indo-European cultures of the southeastern Baltic region. Pentikäinen (1999) pp. 145-155. Confidence medium: functional parallel is strong; no ancient source explicitly equates them. Juha Pentikäinen, Kalevala Mythology, trans. Ritva Poom (Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN, 1999) SRC_PENTIKÄINEN_KALEVALA reviewed Finnish Traditional / Pre-Christian PER_FINN_TRADITIONAL

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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]);