"The Seven Seas" is a figurative term for all the seas of the known world. The phrase is used in reference to sailors and pirates in the arts … See more

The term in modern usage originated from Greece, where the seven seas were considered as:
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The Persians used the term "the Seven Seas" to refer to the streams forming the Oxus River. See more

After the discovery of the Americas during the Age of Discovery, the "seven seas" were reckoned by some as:
• the Pacific Ocean
• the Atlantic Ocean
• the Indian Ocean See more

The Arabs and their near neighbours considered the Seven Seas (Arabic: البحار السبعة) to be the seas that they encountered in their voyages to … See more

The meaning of septem maria (Latin) in Ancient Rome is different than the phrase "seven seas" in the modern era. The navigable network … See more

The Babylonian Talmud mentions seven seas and four rivers that surround the land of Israel. In Tractate Bava Batra, fol. 74b, it reads:
When R. Dimi came he said R. Yohanan said: "What is the meaning of the verse, 'For he hath … See more