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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
543 manuscripts
Inset Stories
126 inset stories
Sages
34 sages
Prints
217 prints
Versions
126 versions
Modern Editions
85 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
410 modern research literature
Locations
504 locations
Persons
161 persons
Motifs
159 motifs
Languages
74 materials
Materials
3 materials