| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Ssu ma Hsiang ju" | China | God of wine merchants China |
"St" | George | Michael, St. George, St. Margaret, Pope Sylvester, St. Samson (Archbishop of Dol), Donatus (fourth century), St. Clement of Metz, and many others, killed dragons. |
"St. Florent" | Roman | killed a dragon which haunted the Loire. |
"St. Martha" | Roman | killed the terrible dragon called Tarasque at Aix (la Chapelle). |
"St. Patrick" | Ireland | Patrick and the serpent. According to tradition, St. Patrick cleared Ireland of its vermin; one old serpent resisted him; but St. Patrick overcame it by cunning. He made a box, and invited the serpent to enter it. The serpent objected, saying it was too small; but St. Patrick insisted it was quite large enough to be comfortable. After a long contention, the serpent got in to prove it was too small, when St. Patrick slammed down the lid, and threw the box into the sea. To complete this wonderful tale, the legend says the waves of the sea are made by the writhings of this serpent, and the noise of the sea is that of the serpent imploring the saint to release it. |
"St. Philip the Apostle" | Roman | Philip the Apostle is said to have destroyed a huge dragon at Hierapolis, in Phrygia. |
"St. Romain" | Roman | Romain of Rouen destroyed the huge dragon called La Gargouille, which ravaged the Seine. |
| God name "Stanitakumara" | Jain | Youthful appearing god Jain |
| Deities name "Stanitakumara" | Jain / India | God. One of the deities grouped under the general title of BHVANAVASI (dwelling in places). Of youthful appearance.... |
"Staphylus" | Greek | A son of Dionysus and Ariadne, or of Theseus and Ariadne, was one of the Argonauts (Apollodorus i). By Chrysothemis he became the father of three daughters, Molpadia, Rhoeo, and Parthenos. Rhoeo was beloved by Apollo, and Staphylus, believing that she was with child by some one else, locked her up in a chest and threw her into the sea. Greek |
"Stata Mater" | Roman | A Roman divinity, who is probably identical with Vesta. |
"Stator" | Roman | A Roman surname of Jupiter, describing him as staying the Romans in their flight from an enemy, and generally as preserving the existing order of things. |
"Sterculius" | Roman | A surname of Saturnus, derived from Stercus, manure, because he had promoted Agriculture by teaching the people the use of manure. This seems to have been the original meaning, though some Romans state that Sterculius was a surname of Piçúɱnus, the son of Faunus, to whom likewise improvements in Agriculture are ascribed. Roman |
| God name "Sterculius" | Roman | Minor god of Agriculture. Concerned with the manuring of the fields.... |
"Sterope" | Greek | 1. A Pleiad, the wife of Oenomaus, and according to Pausanias a daughter of Atlas. |
| Cyclop name "Steropes" | Greek | A son of Uråñuś and Gaea, was one of the Cyclopes. (Theogony 140, Apollodorus i) Greek |
"Sthenela" | Greek | wife of Sthenelos. |
| Goddess name "Sthenias" | Greek | A goddess of physical prowess & strength |
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