Shen-ming, as father of agriculture, [20];
Osiris and, [277].
Shensi, as cradle of Chinese civilization, [209].
Shintai (god body), the Japanese, [338];
Spirit of Kami in, [341].
Shinto, concerned chiefly with food supply, health, &c., [340];
deities of fire, food, &c., [352];
Dragon Flood myth in, [346];
Gods of Sea, [352];
myth of separation of heaven and earth in, [347], [348];
not Nature worship, [386];
doctrines of, [335];
revival of, [387].
Shipbuilding, origin of, in Egypt, [27];
as Egyptian national industry, [28].
Ships, Ancient Egyptian and Chinese, [24];
earliest, on Chinese coasts, [293];
Egyptian, in Burmah, &c., [32];
in Japan, [32];
in Far East, [325];
Malay, Polynesian, &c., [33];
Cecil Torr on Egyptian types of, [33];
went farther than inventors, [42];
see [Barge of Death], [Boat of Death], [Navigation], and [Mariners].
Shun, the Emperor, as fisher, potter, and agriculturist, [20];
son of rainbow, [280].
Siberia, art links with China, [203];
bronze links with Europe, [205];
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gold in, [202];
horse sacrifices in, [355];
religious symbols of, [203].
Sigurd, Chinese Shun and, [280].
Silk-worms, Chinese Empress nourishes, [278];
Japanese myth of origin of, [369].