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Relationship Types

The 70 typed relationship types that form DeityDB's ontological vocabulary. Most are directed with a defined inverse (e.g. parent_of / child_of, rules / ruled_by, received_as / reception_of).

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relationship_type
{'description': 'The relationship type name'}
inverse_relationship_type
{'description': 'The inverse of this relationship type, if defined'}
description
{'description': 'Definition and usage guidance'}

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relationship_type ▼ inverse_relationship_type description
aligned_with aligned_with Entity is metaphysically, morally, or cosmologically aligned with a principle or domain
associated_ritual ritual_associated_with Entity is associated with a ritual or ritual category
associated_with   Reserved for genuinely ambiguous, contextual, or unresolved associations where no typed relation applies. Kept minimal (policy: under 10 records).
belongs_to_realm contains_member Entity belongs to or originates from a cosmological realm or ontological domain
causes_affliction   Entity causes, sends, embodies, or is ritually associated with disease, harm, plague, or affliction
child_of parent_of Biological or mythic child relationship
consort_of consort_of Consort relationship
created_from   Entity or class is created from, constituted by, or mythically formed from a substance or element
creator_of   Entity creates or brings forth a cosmological or ontological domain
cult_form_of has_cult_form Cult-specific manifestation
deceives_or_tempts   Entity deceives, tempts, misleads, or spiritually corrupts humans or other beings
dwelling_of dwells_in Inverse of dwells_in
dwells_in dwelling_of Entity dwells in or belongs to a realm/place
emanates emanates_from Inverse of emanates_from
emanates_from emanates Entity emanates from another entity or source
embodied_by embodies Inverse of embodies
embodies embodied_by Entity embodies or personifies an abstract concept
epithet_of has_epithet Epithet relationship
equated_with equated_with Interpretatio or theological equivalence
eschatological_role   Entity has a defined role in apocalyptic, end-time, resurrection, judgment, or final restoration traditions
guarded_by guardian_of Inverse of guardian_of
guardian_of guarded_by Entity guards a person, group, place, office, or threshold
guided_by guides Psychopompic guidance inverse
guides guided_by Psychopompic guidance
has_cult_form cult_form_of Cult manifestation relationship
has_epithet epithet_of Entity possesses epithet
has_member member_of Collective contains member
identified_with identified_with Textual, theological, or interpretative identification between entities without implying fusion
imprisoned_by imprisons Inverse of imprisons
imprisons imprisoned_by Imprisonment relationship
judged_by judges Judgment relationship inverse
judges judged_by Judgment relationship
mediated_by mediates Inverse of mediates
mediates mediated_by Entity mediates between realms, beings, or states
member_of has_member Membership in a collective
opposed_by opposes Inverse of opposes
opposes opposed_by Opposition relationship
paired_with paired_with Symmetrical cultic, symbolic, or structural pairing between entities
parent_of child_of Biological or mythic parent relationship
participates_in_creation   Entity participates in, enables, templates, or contributes to cosmological creation without being sole creator
patron_of patronized_by Entity is patron of a group, craft, activity, or condition
patronized_by patron_of Inverse of patron_of
possessed_by possesses Inverse of possesses
possesses possessed_by Entity possesses or holds a quality, object, office, or knowledge
presided_over_by presides_over Inverse of presides_over
presides_over presided_over_by Entity presides over a domain, process, ritual, or realm
protected_by protects Protective relationship inverse
protects protected_by Protective relationship
received_as   Directed transmission: the subject (entity in an earlier tradition) was received, reinterpreted, or transmitted as the object (entity in a later tradition or reception context). Captures historical transformation across traditions and periods. Use with period_id on the relationship to anchor the moment of reception.
reception_of   Inverse of received_as: the subject (later tradition entity) is a reception, reinterpretation, or derivative of the object (earlier entity). Use to query backward from a reception form to its source.
rescued_by rescues Inverse of rescues
rescues rescued_by Rescue relationship
revealed_by reveals Inverse of reveals
reveals revealed_by Entity reveals knowledge, salvation, or divine mysteries
ritual_associated_with associated_ritual Inverse of associated_ritual
ruled_by rules Inverse of rules
rules ruled_by Rules a realm or domain
savior_of saved_by Entity functions as savior, rescuer, awakener, or liberator of a being, soul, class, or soteriological process
sibling_of sibling_of Sibling relationship
slain_by slays Mythic defeat inverse
slays slain_by Mythic defeat
spouse_of spouse_of Marital relationship
symbolized_by symbolizes Inverse of symbolizes
symbolizes symbolized_by Entity symbolizes or represents a concept
syncretized_with syncretized_with Syncretic identity
taught_by teaches Inverse of teaches
teaches taught_by Entity teaches knowledge, doctrine, skill, or revelation
transmits transmitted_by Entity transmits revelation, teaching, power, or tradition
transmitted_by transmits Inverse of transmits
undergoes_process   Entity undergoes, participates in, or is defined by a mythic, ritual, or cosmological process

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CREATE TABLE [relationship_types] (
   [relationship_type] TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   [inverse_relationship_type] TEXT,
   [description] TEXT
);
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