Sem. The Egyptian Hercules.
Sem′ele, the mother of Bacchus, was born in a miraculous manner after Jupiter had visited her, at her special request, in all his terrible splendour. She was deified after her death, and named Thyone.
Semi-Dei were the demi-gods.
Semo′nes. Roman gods of a class between the “immortal” and the “mortal,” such as the Satyrs and Fauns.
Septe′rion. A festival held in honour of Apollo, at which the victory of that god over the Python was grandly represented.
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 Æsculapius, Apollo, Chimera, Eurydice, and Medusa.
“Pleasing was his shape,
And lovely; never since of serpent kind,
Lovelier; not those that in Illyria changed