Timeline for What is the importance of the number seven in mythology and religion?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 13:00 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 29, 2016 at 2:26 | answer | added | user1618 | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 13, 2016 at 21:54 | history | edited | bleh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 9, 2015 at 10:27 | answer | added | Kaushal B | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 4:05 | history | edited | Semaphore | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Attempt to clarify a distinction with a related question http://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/1173/how-did-the-importance-attached-to-the-number-seven-originate
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| Nov 2, 2015 at 15:21 | comment | added | Stefanya42 | I just answered a similar question "What is the origin of the mythology around the number 7". I'm of the opinion that the likeliest first source for the significance of 7 in ancient times is the universality of astronomy/astrology across cultures which included observation of the classical "planets"; visible anywhere and seven in number. | |
| May 18, 2015 at 3:50 | vote | accept | Docteur | ||
| May 13, 2015 at 4:49 | comment | added | anna v | I must have read such but very long ago so cannot give references. more: the average interval from period to period for women is four weeks, which means the same phase of the moon, so they would be watching the phases. | |
| May 13, 2015 at 4:46 | comment | added | Docteur | You make very good points. I still need time to read to get sources dealing with that, but if you have some please share @annav | |
| May 13, 2015 at 4:44 | comment | added | anna v | Add to that that mature women needed to count the days till their next period ( or know they are pregnant). If they had a system of drawing lines somewhere to count the days the correlation with ~7 would appear if they noted the moon phases too.. | |
| May 12, 2015 at 23:02 | comment | added | Docteur | Excelllent point, @Annav. I need to research if there is any proof of that! | |
| May 12, 2015 at 19:17 | comment | added | anna v | The lunar cycle is 29.53 days . Maybe that is how it started, as six was too small and eight too large.,Each of the 4 lunar phases lasts approximately 7 days (~7.4 days), | |
| S May 10, 2015 at 4:38 | answer | added | Docteur | timeline score: 14 | |
| S May 10, 2015 at 4:38 | history | asked | Docteur | CC BY-SA 3.0 |