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)'}

3 rows where subject_entity_id = "ENT_ROM_SOL_INVICTUS_ELAGABAL"

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relationship_id ▼ subject_entity_id relationship_type object_entity_id confidence rationale source_id review_status period_id
7351 Sol Invictus Elagabal ENT_ROM_SOL_INVICTUS_ELAGABAL member_of Eastern Cults of Roman Religion ENT_ROM_EASTERN_CULTS high Sol Invictus Elagabal, the Emesene solar cult in Roman dress, belongs to the Eastern-cults grouping. Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price, Religions of Rome SRC_BEARD_ROMAN_RELIGIONS reviewed  
7362 Sol Invictus Elagabal ENT_ROM_SOL_INVICTUS_ELAGABAL received_as Elagabal of Emesa ENT_ARA_ELAGABAL high Sol Invictus Elagabal is the Roman imperial cult reception of the Emesene sun-god Elagabal, whose baetyl emperor Elagabalus brought to Rome. Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price, Religions of Rome SRC_BEARD_ROMAN_RELIGIONS reviewed  
7363 Sol Invictus Elagabal ENT_ROM_SOL_INVICTUS_ELAGABAL aligned_with Sol Invictus ENT_ROM_SOL_INVICTUS medium Elagabalus's short-lived Sol Invictus Elagabal (218-222 CE) is the solar precursor to and shares the Sol Invictus title with Aurelian's official Sol Invictus (274 CE), though they are distinct cults. Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price, Religions of Rome SRC_BEARD_ROMAN_RELIGIONS 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]);