entity_sources: ENT_PONTUS, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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entity_id	source_id	evidence_type	source_note
ENT_PONTUS	SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY	direct attestation	Theogony 132: Gaia bore Pontus (the sea) without union — he is the barren sea; he is then paired with Gaia to produce Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia (Theogony 233-239); Hesiod is the primary ancient source establishing Pontus as a named primordial sea deity distinct from Oceanus