Άγιοι Επτά Παίδες εν Εφέσω

Agioi epta paidia stin Efeso Literal: Holy seven children in Ephesus English release: Seven Sleepers

attributed to Jacob of Serugh based on an earlier Greek source

Release: circa AD 400
Format: Oral Tradition
Genre: Religion
Audience: Adults
Content: Time Phenomena
Original Language: Ancient Greek

Seven Christian children hide in a cave to escape Roman persecution, but once in the cave, they fall asleep for three centuries.

— Michael Main

DEBUT

[ex=bare]επτά κοιμώμενους της Εφέσου | Holy seven children in Ephesus | Agioi epta koimomenous tis Efesou[/ex] (Christian and Islamic legend, circa AD 400).

VARIANTS

1 Ancient Greek variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Ancient History (3000 BC to AD 476: Bronze/Iron Ages)

Themes

Long Sleep, Cryogenics, Etc.

Real-World Tags

Roman Empire: during the time that Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From a cave in Ephesus, early first millennium AD ⋙ to the same cave, about three centuries later. Note: just a long sleep.

ITTDB Work #1002: attributed to Jacob of Serugh based on an earlier Greek source
Indexer: Michael Main
Curator: Michael Main
as of 12:17 a.m. MDT, 6 May 2024
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