Omfalos (Omfal)

Delphi omphalos - Omphalos - it is an ancient religious stone artifact, or baethyl. In Greek, the word omphalos means "navel" (compare the name of Queen Omphale). According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus sent two eagles flying around the world to meet at its center, the "navel" of the world. The stones of Omphalos pointed to this point, where several dominions were erected around the Mediterranean; the most famous of these was the Delphic Oracle.