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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

omphalos [Gk, navel]. The centre of a culture, by analogy with the omphalos stone at Delphi in ancient Greece; see KERMARIA of BRITTANY; PUMLUMON of WALES; UISNECH of IRELAND; and, more figuratively, the TYNWALD of the ISLE OF MAN.

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omphalos

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

omphalos , in Greek and Roman religion, navel-shaped stone used in the rites of many cults. The most famous omphalos was at Delphi; it was supposed to mark the center of the earth.

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omphalos

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

omphalos a conical stone (especially that at Delphi) representing the navel of the earth in ancient Greek mythology.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "omphalos." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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omphalos

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

omphalos •across, boss, Bros, cos, cross, crosse, doss, dross, emboss, en brosse, floss, fosse, gloss, Goss, joss, Kos, lacrosse, loss, moss, MS-DOS, Ross, toss •Laos •Áyios Nikólaos, chaos •Eos • Helios •Chios, Khíos •Lesbos • straw boss • Phobos • rooibos •extrados • kudos • reredos • intrados •Calvados • Argos • Lagos • logos •Marcos • telos •Delos, Melos •Byblos • candyfloss •tholos, Vólos •bugloss • omphalos • Pátmos •Amos, Deimos, Sámos •Demos • peatmoss • cosmos • Los Alamos • Lemnos • Hypnos • Minos •Mykonos • tripos • topos • Atropos •Ballesteros, pharos, Saros •Imbros • criss-cross • rallycross • Eros •albatross • monopteros • Dos Passos •Náxos • Hyksos • Knossos • Santos •benthos •bathos, pathos •ethos • Kórinthos

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