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 subject_entity_id = "ENT_NOR_THOR"

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relationship_id ▼ subject_entity_id relationship_type object_entity_id confidence rationale source_id review_status period_id
851 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR patron_of Protection ENT_PROTECTION high Thor is a protective god against giants and chaos forces. Rudolf Simek, Dictionary of Northern Mythology SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN_MYTH reviewed  
864 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR patron_of Storm ENT_STORM high Thor is a thunder/storm god. Rudolf Simek, Dictionary of Northern Mythology SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN_MYTH reviewed  
871 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR member_of Aesir ENT_NOR_AESIR high Thor is one of the principal Aesir gods. Rudolf Simek, Dictionary of Northern Mythology SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN_MYTH reviewed  
877 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR opposes Jötnar ENT_NOR_JOTNAR high Thor is especially associated with combat against giants. Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda SRC_PROSE_EDDA reviewed  
878 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR opposes Jörmungandr ENT_NOR_JORMUNGANDR high Thor and Jörmungandr are mythic enemies. Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda SRC_PROSE_EDDA reviewed  
3749 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR slays Geirröðr ENT_NOR_GEIRROD_GIANT high Thor kills the giant Geirrod. Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda SRC_PROSE_EDDA reviewed  
3750 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR opposes Útgarða-Loki ENT_NOR_UTGARDALOKI high Thor is defeated by Utgarda-Loki's illusions. Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda SRC_PROSE_EDDA reviewed  
3751 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR opposes Hymir ENT_NOR_HYMIR medium Thor fishes for the World-Serpent from Hymir's boat. Poetic Edda SRC_POETIC_EDDA reviewed  
3815 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR equated_with Heracles ENT_HERACLES high Interpretatio romana: Tacitus (Germania 9) names "Hercules" among the Germanic gods, read by scholars as Thor/Donar on the basis of strength and the club/hammer champion-motif. Tacitus, Germania (De origine et situ Germanorum), c. 98 CE SRC_TACITUS_GERMANIA reviewed  
3816 Thor ENT_NOR_THOR equated_with Jupiter ENT_ROM_JUPITER high Interpretatio germanica: the weekday calque dies Iovis -> Thunresdaeg (Thursday) equates the thunderer Donar/Thor with Jupiter Tonans. (A distinct basis from the Tacitean Hercules link.) Tacitus, Germania (De origine et situ Germanorum), c. 98 CE SRC_TACITUS_GERMANIA 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]);