| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Sarvabuddharma-Kosavati" | Buddhist | God of literature, the deification of texts Buddhist |
| God name "Sarvakarmavaranavisodhani (washing away the obstruction of all deeds)" | Buddhist | God of literature. The deification of texts. One of a group of DHARANIS. Color: green. Attribute: staff.... |
| God name "Sastra-devatas" | Hindu | The gods of Divine weapons in the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the lords behind earthquakes, tidal waves, storms of all kinds, and lightning. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Sasuratum" | Western Semitic / Canaanite | Midwife goddesses. A group of seven female deities fathered by BAAL. Also Kosharot (Hebrew).... |
"Satyan Nasti Paro Dharmah" | Sanskrit | There is no religion higher than truth. Rajas of Benares. Sanskrit |
| King name "Scylla" | Greek | And Charybdis, the names of two rocks between Italy and Sicily, and only a short distance from one another. In the midst of the one of these rocks which was nearest to Italy, there dwelt, according to Homer, Scylla, a daughter of Crataeis, a fearful monster, barking like a dog, with twelve feet, six long necks and mouths, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. The opposite rock, which was much lower, contained an immense fig-tree, under which there dwelt Charybdis, who thrice every day swallowed down the waters of the sea, and thrice threw them up again: both were formidable to the ships which had to påśś between them. Greek |
"Seker" | Egyptian | Seket. One of the aspects of Ptah, also the name of Osiris in Memphis, especially in his character of Lord of the underworld. Egyptian |
| Goddess name "Selene (radiant)" | Greek | moon goddess. The daughter of HYPERION (a TITAN) and sister of the Sun god HELIOS. The tutelary deity of magicians, she rides in a chariot drawn by two horses. According to legend she fell in love with the sleeping Endymion. She becomes largely syncretized with HEKATE and in Roman culture equates with the goddess LUNA.... |
"Semele" | Greek | A daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, at Thebes, and accordingly a sister of Ino, Agave, Autonoe, and Polydorus. She was beloved by Zeus and Hera, stimulated by jealousy, appeared to her in the form of her aged nurse Beroe, and induced her to pray Zeus to visit her in the same splendour and majesty with which he appeared to Hera. Greek |
| God name "Sga'na" | Haida Indian / Queen Charlotte Island, Canada | Sea god. Embodied in the killer whale (Orca). The universe is believed to be inhabited by super natural beings called Sga'na Qeda's for whom the land was first created. Also Måśśet San.... |
| God name "Shahar" | Canaan | The god of the dawn and twin brother of Shalim. Canaan |
| God name "Shaii" | Hindu / late | Astral god and bringer of misfortune. The cult of Shani evolved in about the eighth century AD with the advance of Indian astronomy. He is propitiated frequently to ward off ill-luck and may be depicted sitting on a lotus or riding in a chariot. Attribute: a staff.... |
| God name "Sharruma" | Hurrian | weather-god. Hurrian |
| God name "Shei-Lha-Odkhar" | Bon / pre - Lamaist / Tibet | God of light. In the ancient religion he is a creator deity from whom all other gods are engendered. In Lamaism he evolves into a god of wisdom.... |
| God name "Shen-Lha-Odkhar" | Bon / Tibet | he is the god of light |
| Goddess name "Si" | Chimu Indian / pre - Columbian / coastal regions of Peru | moon god. The head of the pantheon and guardian of weather and of harvests. He is depicted subtended by a sickle moon, wearing a feathered crown and an armored projection on his back. May also be represented as a goddess.... |
| Goddess name "Sif" | Nordic / Icelandic / / Germanic | corn goddess. The consort of THOR. She is mentioned in the Eddaic Lay of Lokasenna and in the Lay of Har barth. According to Snorri Sturluson she was originally a prophetess called Sibyl. She possesses great beauty and has long golden hair. Her sons are ULL and Loridi. According to tradition, LOKI cut off Sif's hair in mischief, but when confronted and threatened by Thor, he had the dwarfs make her a magical hairpiece of pure gold which, when it touched her head, became a living part of her and grew.... |
"Sikhandin" | Hindu | A character in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The son of Drupada, he fought in the Kurukshetra war on the side of the Pandavas. |
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