- An
omphalos is a
religious stone artefact. In
Ancient Gr****, the word ὀμφᾰλός (
omphalós)
means "navel".
Among the
Ancient Gr****s, it was a
widespread belief...
- The
Omphalos hypothesis is one
attempt to
reconcile the
scientific evidence that the
Earth is
billions of
years old with a
literal interpretation of the...
- The
Omphalos of
Delphi is an
ancient marble monument that was
found at the
archaeological site of Delphi, Greece.
According to the
Ancient Gr**** myths...
- "
Omphalos" is a
science fantasy short story by
American author Ted Chiang. It is
named after the
Omphalos hypothesis and a 1857 book by
English naturalist...
- "navel".
Omphalos may also
refer to:
Omphalos Stone, a
stone in Gr****
mythology Omphalos (book), by
Philip Gosse Omphalos (story), by Ted
Chiang Omphalos hypothesis...
-
Omphalos: An
Attempt to
Untie the
Geological Knot is a book by
Philip Gosse,
written in 1857 (two
years before Darwin's On the
Origin of Species), in which...
-
sovereign country named Ladonia. In 1999,
another sculpture,
Omphalos (named
after Omphalos, a
small sculpture in the
temple at Delphi, "marking the centre...
- film is
described by
reviewers as neo-noir, and had the
working title Omphalos. A
detective investigates a murder, only to find that the
victim is himself...
- now displays." In 1857,
British naturalist Philip Henry Gosse published "
Omphalos" (Gr**** for "navel"),
aiming to "resolve the
geological dilemma." Gosse...
- the
omphalos of Delphi. One of the most
intriguing features of
Hagia Sophia is a
marble section of the
floor known as the
Omphalos. The
Omphalos is located...
