"woman with seven dogs" in lit, art, or myth?

Question

or a woman with dogs? im thinking seven specifically, but i feel like there might be something similar in greek myth...

Answer 1

This is Mary Magdalene.  Look here.

http://www.theosophical.ca/magdalene.htm

Answer 2

The only 'seven 'I can think of is "Seven Deadly Sins"

Answer 3

Hi Jesmain, I just saw you (and your question) in the Astronomy section:)

Honest, I'm not following you around , it's your question that's got me intrigued.

I wish I knew if it's related to a dream or a psychic experience but you didn't say, so I won't ask.

Seeing the question posted here made me think of it from another angle, especially in regard to the number seven, which you seem to stress.

I'm not an expert on numbers symbolically but I do know that seven is a significant one, especially in the ancient world.

The world was made in seven days.

Mary Magdalene had seven "demons".

The seventh son of a seventh son was magical.

Many more examples here:

http://www.vic.australis.com.au/hazz/num...

Also, in Science, Issac Newton insisted that he saw "indigo" in the color spectrum, even though no one else can, because he was into alchemy and he "needed" a seventh color for "perfection/completeness".

Also, a year in a dogs life is supposed to be equal to seven years in a human. So you could say that a woman with seven dogs might be a 49 year old or she might live 49 years. 7x7=49.

Anyway, fascinating question. Good luck again:)