Ónfalo
Sign in to saveAn omphalos is a religious stone artefact. In Ancient Greek, the word () means "navel". Among the Ancient Greeks, it was a widespread belief that Delphi was the center of the world. According to the myths regarding the founding of the Delphic Oracle, Zeus, in his attempt to locate the center of the Earth, launched two eagles from the two ends of the world, and the eagles, starting simultaneously and flying at equal speed, crossed their paths above the area of Delphi, and so that was the place where Zeus placed the stone. The Latin term is umbilicus mundi, 'navel of the world'.
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El ónfalo (del griego antiguo ὀμφαλός omphalós, 'ombligo') es un antiguo betilo o artefacto pétreo de uso religioso originario del ádyton del oráculo de Delfos, en la Antigua Grecia. Según la mitología, sería la piedra (según algunas versiones, la misma que su padre Crono había engullido en su lugar) dejada por Zeus en el centro (ombligo) del mundo.
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