Septerion (Septe′rion). A festival held every nine years at Delphi in honor of Apollo, at which the victory of that god over the Python was grandly represented.
Serapis (Sera′pis). The Egyptian Jupiter, and generally considered to be the same as Osiris. See Apis.
Serpent. The Greeks and Romans considered the serpent as symbolical of guardian spirits, and as such were often engraved on their altars. See Aesculapius, Apollo, Chimaera, Eurydice, and Medusa.
“Pleasing was his shape,
And lovely; never since of serpent kind,
Lovelier; not those that in Illyria changed
Hermione and Cadmus, or the god
In Epidaurus, nor to which transformed
Ammonian Jove, or Capitoline, was seen.”
Milton.
Seshanaga (Sesh′anag′a). The Egyptian Pluto.
Sewers, see Cloacina.
Sharp-sightedness, see Lynceus.
Shepherds, see Pan.
Shields, see Ancilia.
Ships, see Neptune.