Seven Seas - in Medieval European Literature

In Medieval European Literature

The Medieval concept of the Seven Seas has its origins in Greece and Rome. In Medieval European literature, the Seven Seas referred to the following seas:

  • the Adriatic Sea
  • the Mediterranean Sea, including its marginal seas, notably the Aegean Sea.
  • the Black Sea
  • the Caspian Sea
  • the Persian Gulf
  • the Arabian Sea (which is part of the Indian Ocean)
  • the Red Sea, including the closed Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee

The seven seas in medieval times also included:

  • the Aegean Sea
  • the Indian Ocean
  • the North Sea

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