Sahuls

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  • sahel: (Arabic) shore → see ashore in the next sentence
  • Sahu: the incorruptible habitation of souls in Egyptian mythology, identified with the constellation Orion
  • Sahul: a continental mass comprising Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and their continental shelves → the name derives from the Dutch for shoal (sahull or sahoel), which appeared on 17th century maps, referring to a supposed sandbank between Australia and Timor
  • sheol: the place of darkness where the dead go (Hebrew Bible)