ομφαλός - traduction vers Anglais
![The [[Omphalos of Delphi]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Omphalos museum.jpg?width=200 "The [[Omphalos of Delphi]]")
![Omphalos of [[Chiang Rai]], [[Thailand]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SaDuMuangChiangRai.jpg?width=200 "Omphalos of [[Chiang Rai]], [[Thailand]].")
![[[Foundation Stone]] of the [[Jewish]] Temple, found in the [[Dome of the Rock]] mosque on the [[Temple Mount]], Jerusalem.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The rock of the Dome of the Rock Corrected.jpg?width=200 "[[Foundation Stone]] of the [[Jewish]] Temple, found in the [[Dome of the Rock]] mosque on the [[Temple Mount]], Jerusalem.")
![Omphalos in the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]], [[Jerusalem]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Пуп земли.jpg?width=200 "Omphalos in the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]], [[Jerusalem]].")
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An omphalos is a religious stone artefact. In Ancient Greek, the word ὀμφᾰλός (omphalós) 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 was the place where Zeus placed the stone.
Omphalos is also the name of the stone given to Cronus. In the ancient world of the Mediterranean, it was a powerful religious symbol.
Omphalos Syndrome refers to the belief that a place of geopolitical power and currency is the most important place in the world.
