“There on the right her dogs foul Scylla hides,
Charybdis roaring on the left presides.”
Virgil.
Scylla (Scyl′la). A daughter of Nysus, who was changed into a lark for cutting off a charmed lock of her father’s hair. See Nysus.
Sea, see Neptune.
Seasons, see Vertumnus.
Sea-Weed, see Glaucus.
Segetia (Sege′tia). A rural divinity who protected corn during harvest-time.
Sem. The Egyptian Hercules.
Semele (Sem′ele), daughter of Cadmus and the mother of Bacchus (Dionysus), who was born in a miraculous manner after Jupiter had visited her, at her special request, in all his terrible splendor. She was deified after her death, and named Thyone.
Semi-Dei were the demi-gods.
Semones (Semo′nes). Roman gods of a class between the “immortal” and the “mortal,” such as the Satyrs and Fauns.