Slaves, see Feronia.
Sleep, see Caduceus, Morpheus, and Somnus.
Sleipner (Sleip′ner). The eight-legged horse of Odin, the chief of the Scandinavian gods.
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Winged Mercury
Sol. The sun. The worship of the god Sol is the oldest on record, and though he is sometimes referred to as being the same as the god Apollo, there is no doubt he was worshiped by the Egyptians, Persians, and other nations long before the Apollo of the Greeks was heard of. See Surya.
“Sol through white curtains shot a timorous ray,
And oped those eyes that must eclipse the day.”
Pope.
Somnus (Som′nus). The Roman god of sleep, son of Erebus and Nox (Night). He was one of the infernal deities, and resided in a gloomy cave, void of light and air.
Sospita (Sos′pita). A name of Juno, as the safeguard of women. She is called the “saving goddess.”