Chapter Sylvius Bonus to Syrtis of S by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

playing a harp.
Esau	With bow and arrows, going to meet Jacob.
Job	Sitting naked on the ground, with three friends talking to him.
Joseph	Conversing with his brothers. Benjamin is represented as a mere boy.
Judas Iscariot	With a money bag. In the last supper he has knocked over the salt with his right elbow.
Judith	With Holofernes' head in one hand, and a sabre in the other.
Noah	Is represented as looking out of the ark window at a dove, which is flying to the ark, olive branch in its beak.
King Saul	Is represented as arrayed in a rich tunic and crowned. A harp is placed behind him.
Solomon	Is represented in royal robes, standing under an arch.

Symbolism of Colours whether displayed in dresses, the background of pictures, or otherwise:
   Black typifies grief, death.
   Blue, hope, love of divine works; (in dresses) divine contemplation, piety, sincerity.
   Pale blue, peace, Christian prudence, love of good works, a serene conscience.
   Gold, glory and power.
   Green, faith, gladness, immortality, the resurrection of the just; (in dresses) the gladness of the faithful.
   Pale green, baptism.
   Grey, tribulation.
   Purple, justice, royalty.
   Red, martyrdom for faith, charity; (in dresses) divine love.
   Rose- colour, martyrdom. Innocent III. says of martyrs and apostles, “Hi et illi sunt flores rosarum et lilia convallium. ” (De Sacr. alto Myst., i. 64.)
   Saffron, confessors.
   Scarlet, the fervour and glory of witnesses to the Church.
   Silver, chastity and purity.
   Violet, penitence.
   White, purity, temperance, innocence, chastity, faith; (in dresses) innocence and purity.

Symbolism of Metals and Gems
   Amethyst typifies humility.
   Diamond, invulnerable faith.
   Gold, glory, power.
   Sardonyx, sincerity.
   Sapphire, hope.
   Silver, chastity, purity.

Syrens of the Ditch Frogs. So called by Tasso.

Syria, says Richardson, derives its name from Suri (a delicate rose); hence Suristan (the land of roses). The Jews called Syria Aram.

Syrtis A quicksand. Applied especially to a part of the African coast (Greek syrtis.)