Salii: Priests appointed to watch the sacred shields in Rome
Salmoneus: King who wished to emulate Jupiter
Sarpedon: Son of Jupiter and Europa
- slain during the Trojan war
Saturn, or Cronus: Son of Uranus and Gaea
- father of Jupiter
- Italy ruled by,
- husband of Rhea
- day of
Satyrs: Male divinities of the woods, half man, half goat
Scaean Gate: Gate which led from Troy to the plain
Sciron: Giant encountered by Theseus on the Isthmus of Corinth,
Scylla: Sea nymph changed to monster by Circe. She lived under rock of same
name
Scyros: Island in the Archipelago, the home of Lycomedes, visited by Achilles
and Theseus
Scythia: Country north of the Euxine Sea
Seasons: The four daughters of Jupiter and Themis
Secular Games: Games in honor of Pluto every hundred years
Selene: Greek goddess of the moon, Roman counterpart Luna
Semele: Daughter of Cadmus; wife of Jupiter; mother of Bacchus
Seriphus: Island where Danae and Perseus were cast ashore,
Servius Tullius: Sixth king of Rome; son of Vulcan and Ocrisia
Sestus: City opposite Abydus; the home of Hero
Seven Wonders of the World,
Sibyl: Prophetess of Cumae, who led Aeneas down to the infernal Regions
Sicania: Land where Anchises died; visited twice by Aeneas
Sicily: Island home of Polyphemus; visited by Arion
- visited by Proserpina
- visited by Ulysses
- visited by Aeneas,
Silenus: Tutor of Bacchus; generally represented on an ass Silvanus: God of the woods; one of the lesser Roman divinities
Silver Age: Second age of the ancient world
Silvia: Daughter of Latin shepherd; her stag was wounded by Iulus
Sinis (The Pinebender): Giant encountered and slain by Theseus
Sinon: Greek slave, who advised the Trojans to secure the wooden horse,
Sipylus: Mountain where stood the statue of Niobe
Sirens: Maidens who allured mariners by their wondrous songs
Sirius: Favorite dog of Orion; a constellation,
Sisyphus: King condemned to roll a rock in Tartarus to the top of a steep hill,
Sol: Name frequently given to Apollo as god of the sun
Somnus: God of sleep; the child of Nox, and twin brother of Mors
Sparta: Capital of Lacedaemon; favorite city of Juno
- home of Menelaus
Sphinx: Riddlegiving monster; slain by Oedipus
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Stellio: Urchin changed to lizard by Ceres when searching for Proserpina
Steropes (Lightning): One of the Cyclopes; son of Uranus and Gaea
Stheno: One of the three Gorgon sisters, immortal, like Euryale
Strophades: Islands where the Harpies took refuge when driven from Thrace
- Aeneas visits the
Strophius: Father of Pylades; shelters Orestes
Stymphalus: Lake upon whose banks Hercules slew the brazen clawed birds
Styx: River in Hades, by whose waters the gods swore their most sacred oaths
- Achilles bathed in the
Suadela: One of Venus’ train of attendants; god of the soft speech of love
Sychaeus: King of Tyre; husband of Dido; murdered by Pygmalion
Symplegades: Floating rocks safely passed by the Argo
Syrinx: Nymph loved by Pan, and changed into reeds, |
