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The Seven Sages of Rome Database
The Seven Sages of Rome is the most famous premodern text of which nobody has ever heard. This project aims to change that. The story cycle, told in at least 30 languages from Central Asia to Iceland over more than five centuries, centres on a non-consensual sexual encounter between a mute prince and his stepmother.
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Manuscripts
554 manuscripts
Inset Stories
134 inset stories
Sages
46 sages
Prints
277 prints
Versions
134 versions
Modern Editions
100 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
452 modern research literature
Locations
650 locations
Persons
196 persons
Motifs
182 motifs
Languages
77 materials
Materials
3 materials