Sill of door, unlucky children passed under the, xi. 190

Silvanus, the Roman wood-god, his representations in art, ii. 45 n. 2;

associated with Diana, ii. 121;

god of cattleas well as woods, ii. 124;

associated with the Fauns, viii. 2

Silver and gold as totems, iii. 227 n.

Silver poplar a charm against witchcraft, ii. 336

—— sixpence or button used to shoot witches with, x. 316

Silvia and Mars, story of, xi. 192

Silvii, the family name of the kings of Alba, ii. 178 sqq., 192, 379