[Data-modeling] Proposed changes to Deity properties

[Tom Morris]

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Jeff Fry <jfry at metaweb.com> wrote:

> It seems like we need to (a) give the deity_of property a less ambiguous
> name, and possibly also (b) add a new property to capture things like
> that Vulcan is a fire god -- possibly something like "Sphere(s)" or
> "Domain(s)" with an ECT like "Religious Sphere".
...
> For (b) I'll propose a new property named Sphere with an ECT of
> Religious Sphere. This would enable, say, a view of fire gods across
> religions.

If it can be done without warping your model too much, it would be
good to be able to cover religious figures who aren't gods e.g. Patron
Saint of <foo> where <foo> is either a subject (travel, lost things)
or a place.

Tom