Su′ry′a. The Hindoo god corresponding to the Roman Sol, the sun.
Swallow, see Itys.
Swan, see Cygnus and Leda.
Swiftness, see Atalanta.
Swine, see Circe.
Sylphs. Genii who, according to Plato, lived in the air.
“The light coquettes as Sylphs aloft repair,
And sport and flutter in the fields of air.”
Pope.
Sylves′ter. The name of Mars when he was invoked to protect cultivated land from the ravages of war.