Seven Seas

All the oceans

The Seven Seas is a traditional expression for all the world's oceans, suggesting the entirety of maritime territory: He sailed the Seven Seas.

The phrase is more poetic than geographic—actual lists of seven vary historically and don't match modern oceanography.

It appears in expressions about adventure, exploration, or thoroughness: searched the Seven Seas.

adventure

voyage

Journey by sea

treasure · sailing · circumnavigation · navigation · discovery · ships · galleons · maritime · seafaring · explorers

mythology

Poseidon

Greek sea deity

sirens · Triton · Atlantis · Davy Jones · Leviathan · Scylla · Charybdis · Calypso · ghost ships · Flying Dutchman

Categories
Opposites
scope of water

Seven Seaspuddle

Shallow collected rainwater

pond · lake · creek · stream · rivulet

land vs. water

Seven Seasdry land

Earth above water

terra firma · solid ground · landlocked · puddle · inland

mobility vs. rootedness

Seven Seashome port

Ship's official station

homeland · hearth and home · firm footing · safe harbor · anchorage

Family

seven, seas, sea, seventh, sevenfold, seventeen, seventeenth, seventy, seventieth

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G