class ArtistChildren(ormar.Model): class Meta: tablename = "children_x_artists" metadata = metadata database = database class Artist(ormar.Model): class Meta: tablename = "artists" metadata = metadata database = database id = ormar.Integer(name='artist_id', primary_key=True) first_name = ormar.String(name='fname', max_length=100) last_name = ormar.String(name='lname', max_length=100) born_year = ormar.Integer(name='year') children: Optional[Union[Child, List[Child]]] = ormar.ManyToMany(Child, through=ArtistChildren)