Omphalos

The Omphalos of Delphi is an ancient marble monument that was found at the archaeological site of , . According to the Ancient Greek myths regarding the founding of the Delphic Oracle, the god Zeus, in his attempt to locate the center of the…
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: ancient marble monument found at the archaeological site of Delphi, Greece
  • Also known as: “Omphalos of Delphi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The archaeological site of is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in , on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.

Historic site
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Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the at in central . She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.

Ruins
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Apollonion, was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at . The temple and sanctuary at large were dedicated to one of the major Greek deities, Apollo, the god of archery, music, light, prophecy, the arts, and healing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.

Village
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is a village in Phocis, . The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaean Gulf and lies in the southwestern foothills of . is situated 3 km west of Omphalos.

Village
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is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of . Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality . is situated 7 km east of Omphalos.

Village
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is a village in Phocis, . It is part of the municipal unit of , to which it is adjacent. is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the . is situated 8 km southwest of Omphalos.

Omphalos

Latitude
38.48169° or 38° 28′ 54″ north
Longitude
22.5013° or 22° 30′ 5″ east
Open location code
8GC4FGJ2+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5455034578
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q19726392
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Omphalos” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Omphalos”
  • Finnish: “Omfalos”
  • French: “Omphalos de Delphes”
  • Greek: “Μαρμάρινος Ομφαλός”
  • Greek: “ομφαλός των Δελφών”
  • Greek: “Ομφαλός”
  • Italian: “Omphalos di Delfi”
  • Slovenian: “omfalos v Delfih”
  • Spanish: “ónfalo de Delfos”
  • Spanish: “Ónfalo de Delfos”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Treasury of the Potidaians and Athenian Treasury.

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