Saga (Sa′ga). The Scandinavian goddess of history. The word means a saw or saying; hence Sagas, which embody Scandinavian legends, and heroic or mythical traditions.
Sagittarius (Sagitta′rius), see Chiron.
Sails, see Daedalus.
Salamanders (Sal′aman′ders). The genii who, according to Plato, lived in fire.
“The spirits of fiery termagants in flame,
Mount up and take a Salamander’s name.”
Pope.
Salatia (Sala′tia), or Salacia, a Roman goddess of the salt water. See Amphitrite.
Salii (Sal′ii). The priests of Mars who had charge of the sacred shields.
Salmoneus (Salmo′neus). A king of Elis who, for trying to imitate Jupiter’s thunders, was sent by the god straight to the infernal regions.
Salus (Sa′lus). The Roman goddess of health.
Sappho (Sap′pho), a celebrated poetess, a native of Lesbos, who flourished in the seventh century B.C. Her only connection with the goddesses of the time is that the Greeks called her “The tenth Muse.”