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Among the former is the famous Omphalos or Navel-stone, on which Apollo is often represented as sitting.
GREECEJ.A. MCCLYMONT
Delphi also contained the “Omphalos,” a sacred stone bound with fillets, supposed to mark the centre of the earth.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 7, SLICE 10VARIOUS
On the right, the god is seated on the omphalos, holding up his right hand.
A CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES, BRITISH MUSEUM, VOLUME I (OF 2)A. H. SMITH
Omphalos, om′fal-us, n. the navel: a raised central point: a boss.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUS
From which omphalos or hub of the universe he will direct his shining team even to the far Hesperides of Richmond or of Windsor.
PAGAN PAPERSKENNETH GRAHAME

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