Silver, as moon metal, [37];
as offering to dead, [37];
Babylonian nig-gil-ma and, [245];
bad metal in India, [38];
Buddhist belief in, [126];
pearls, &c., and, [219];
Tree of Life roots are, [116];
see [Metal Symbolism].
Si Wang Mu, [380];
Chinese goddess, [137];
Japanese Seiobo and, [137];
Cosmic egg and, [266], [267];
in Chinese legend, [139].
Snake, Dragon-maiden as, [87];
Japanese dragon as, [353];
see [Serpent].
Solomon, as importer of peacocks, [32];
imports of, [34];
ships of, [30].
Soma, moon and, [145]
(see [Amrita]).
Soul, as White Bird in Japanese myth, [384];
calling back of, in China, Siberia, Egypt, and British Isles, [241];
Chinese ideas regarding, [239];
crane as carrier of, [240];
boat of, [240];
dragon as carrier of, [240];
departure of, during life, [240];
animal, &c., forms of, in Europe, [240];
Indonesian forms of, [241];
two souls in China, [241];
Egyptian ideas regarding, in China, [241];
Japanese dead as animals, [341];
no ghosts in early Shinto, [341];
Kami and, [343];
kings and ancestors as gods, [242];
kirins as carriers of, [240];
in moon or starland, [240];
transmigration of, [240];
Korean belief in three souls, [241];
Shinto ideas regarding, [335];
soldiers’ spirits worshipped in Japan, [386].
Sparrow as messenger of goddess, [139].
Spines of fish and whales as amulets in Europe and America, [49].
Spinning Maiden in Milky Way, [147], [148]
(see [Milky Way] and [Mother goddesses]).
Spirits (see [Soul]).