omphalos of Delphi

E165228

ancient religious artifact cult object stone monument symbolic object

The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Delphic omphalos	1
Omphalos of Delphi	1
navel of the world (omphalos)	1
omphalos at Delphi	1
omphalos of Delphi canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient religious artifact ⓘ cult object ⓘ stone monument ⓘ symbolic object ⓘ
associatedMyth	Zeus sending two eagles from opposite ends of the world ⓘ
associatedWith	Delphic sanctuary layout ⓘ Oracle of Apollo ⓘ surface form: Pythian priestess
associatedWithDeity	Apollo ⓘ
associatedWithSite	Oracle of Apollo ⓘ surface form: Delphic oracle
category	Greek religious objects ⓘ archaeological artifacts of Greece ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
culture	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: ancient Greece
decoratedWith	carved reliefs ⓘ net-like pattern ⓘ
etymology	from Greek “omphalos” meaning “navel” ⓘ
function	cult symbol ⓘ marker of sacred center ⓘ
hasReplica	museum copies ⓘ
hasType	omphalos stone ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the archaeological site of Delphi ⓘ
influenced	later conceptions of the world’s center ⓘ
languageOfName	Greek ⓘ
linkedConcept	axis mundi ⓘ world center ⓘ
locatedIn	Delphi ⓘ Greece ⓘ Phocis ⓘ Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
material	stone ⓘ
mythologicalRole	indicates place where Zeus’s eagles met ⓘ
partOf	Delphi archaeological site ⓘ
period	ancient Greek period ⓘ
region	central Greece ⓘ surface form: Central Greece
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
religiousSignificance	marked the most sacred point of the sanctuary ⓘ
shape	conical ⓘ
symbolizes	center of the world ⓘ cosmic center ⓘ navel of the world ⓘ
usedIn	ritual context ⓘ
visibility	publicly displayed in the sanctuary ⓘ
worshipContext	sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ surface form: Apollo cult at Delphi

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delphi Archaeological Museum → notableWork → omphalos of Delphi ⓘ

Delphi archaeological site → hasPart → omphalos of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Omphalos of Delphi

slaying of Python by Apollo → associatedWith → omphalos of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: omphalos at Delphi

Pythian Apollo → linkedToPlace → omphalos of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delphic omphalos

Delphi region → associatedWithMyth → omphalos of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: navel of the world (omphalos)