Mythology

Shibta: Jewish Folklore. A spirit who clings to the finger tips, and afflicts people who eatwith unwashed hands. Shid: Babyl. Myth. An ancient goddess who belongs to the pantheon of Erech. Shin: The Arabic letter Shin, representing sharr, "evil," is considered unlucky by theMuhammedans. (MEAKIN, The Moors, p. 356.) cf. Kha. Shinatsu-Hiko: Shinto Religion. He was produced from Izanagi’s breath when he puffedaway the mists which surrounded the newly-formed country of Japan. (ASTON, Shinto,
pp. 154, 155.) He is a symbol of spiritual mind on the higher mental plane of the soul.
(GASKELL, D.S.L.S.M., p. 686.) Shinbone: Vide Sheep. Shingles: Can be cured by laying the skin of a black cat on the part affected. (NewYork, Massachusetts.–KNORTZ, p. 128.) Ship, Spectral: The appearance of a spectral ship foretells either a shipwreck (Brittany.
P. SEBILLOT in Revue des Traditions Populaires, XII, p. 395; Scotland.-GREGOR, ibid,
XI, p. 330; Cornwall.-BOTTRELL, Traditions and Hearthside Stories, p. 141; M. A.
COURTNEY in Folklore Journal, V p. 189), or a death (Hebrides.-GOODRICH-FREER,
in Folklore, XIII, p. 52.)
The spectral ship is doomed to sail about for eternity, because the captain swore he
would double the Cape, whether God willed it or not. (BASSETT, p. 363.) cf. Flying
Dutchman.
Shipwreck: Rats forsake a ship before a wreck. (STRACKERJAN, Vol. I, p. 24.)
If the sound of a worm boring the planks of a ship be audible, it forebodes some catastrophe,
probably shipwreck. (Great Britain.)
Children born with a caul will never be drowned in a shipwreck.
It is an evil omen to dream of a shipwreck. Vide Cat.
Shiqq: A demon of Arabic superstition, having the form of half a human being. (LANE,
A.S.M.A., p. 45.)
Shirt: If a shirt be spun, woven, and sewed by a pure, chaste maiden on Christmas
day, it will be proof against lead or steel. (RAGNER.)
Shishchikul: In Vancouver Island, it is a large animal-like monster who lives inside a
mountain, and whose red hair is a powerful amulet for success in war.
Shiver: If you suddenly shiver, it is a sign that someone is walking over your grave.
(THORPE, N.M., Vol. III, p. 331.)

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