"The Silver Swan who, living, had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat.
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last,
And sung no more:
Farewell all joys, O death come close mine eyes.
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise."

-- Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), The Silver Swan

Swan Lore

From Ireland to Siberia, it was taboo to kill a swan. To do so would cause misfortune and death.

Symbolism
American Indian Lore
Astronomical Lore
Astrological Lore
Biology
Celtic Lore
Chivalric Lore
Christian Lore
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Hindu Lore
Literature
Norse Lore
Occult Lore
Oriental Lore
Siberian Lore
Slavic Lore
Swan Etymology
Swan Upping
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