omphalos of Delphi
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The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delphic omphalos | 1 |
| Omphalos of Delphi | 1 |
| navel of the world (omphalos) | 1 |
| omphalos at Delphi | 1 |
| omphalos of Delphi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T980061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: omphalos of Delphi Context triple: [Delphi Archaeological Museum, notableWork, omphalos of Delphi]
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Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
The Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi was one of ancient Greece’s most important religious and cultural centers, famed for the oracle of Apollo and its monumental temples, treasuries, and processional routes.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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Theatre of Delphi
The Theatre of Delphi is an ancient Greek open-air theater built into the hillside of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, renowned for its panoramic views over the valley and its role in religious festivals and dramatic performances.
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D.
sanctuary of Dodona
The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
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E.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: omphalos of Delphi Target entity description: The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
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A.
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
The Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi was one of ancient Greece’s most important religious and cultural centers, famed for the oracle of Apollo and its monumental temples, treasuries, and processional routes.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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C.
Theatre of Delphi
The Theatre of Delphi is an ancient Greek open-air theater built into the hillside of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, renowned for its panoramic views over the valley and its role in religious festivals and dramatic performances.
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D.
sanctuary of Dodona
The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
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E.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious artifact
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cult object ⓘ stone monument ⓘ symbolic object ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Zeus sending two eagles from opposite ends of the world ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delphic sanctuary layout
ⓘ
Oracle of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
Pythian priestess
|
| associatedWithDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Oracle of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic oracle
|
| category |
Greek religious objects
ⓘ
archaeological artifacts of Greece ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| decoratedWith |
carved reliefs
ⓘ
net-like pattern ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek “omphalos” meaning “navel” ⓘ |
| function |
cult symbol
ⓘ
marker of sacred center ⓘ |
| hasReplica | museum copies ⓘ |
| hasType | omphalos stone ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the archaeological site of Delphi ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of the world’s center ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
axis mundi
ⓘ
world center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Phocis ⓘ Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | indicates place where Zeus’s eagles met ⓘ |
| partOf | Delphi archaeological site ⓘ |
| period | ancient Greek period ⓘ |
| region |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
|
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | marked the most sacred point of the sanctuary ⓘ |
| shape | conical ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
center of the world
ⓘ
cosmic center ⓘ navel of the world ⓘ |
| usedIn | ritual context ⓘ |
| visibility | publicly displayed in the sanctuary ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
sanctuary of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo cult at Delphi
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Input
Subject: omphalos of Delphi Description of subject: The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Omphalos of Delphi
this entity surface form:
omphalos at Delphi
this entity surface form:
Delphic omphalos
this entity surface form:
navel of the world (omphalos)