7 In mythology
In Khasi mythology, the seven divine women who were left behind on earth and became the ancestresses of all humankind.
The number of gateways traversed by Inanna during her descent into the underworld.
The number of sleeping men in the Christian myth of the "Seven Sleepers."
The number of sages in Hindu mythology; their wives are the goddesses referred to as the "Seven Mothers."
The number of main islands of mythological Atlantis.
In Guaraní mythology, the number of prominent legendary monsters.
Seven Lucky Gods exist in Japanese mythology.
In British Folk lore, every 7 years the Farie Queen pays a tithe to Hell (or possably Hel) in the tale of Tam Lin.
In the British Folk tale of Thomas the Rhymer, he went to live in the farie kingdom for 7 years.
[edit] In psychology
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two is a 1956 paper by cognitive psychologist George Miller, who found a correlation between various human cognitive capacity limits within the range 7±2.
When asked to choose a number between 1 and 10, the most common number chosen appears to be 7.[citation needed] This choice appears to be driven by people's idea of the properties a random number should have.[citation needed]
