- ὀμφαλός
- anavel
- 1. the navel , Lat. umbilicus, [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC], etc.
2. anything central (like a navel) :
3. the knob or boss in the middle of the shield, Lat. umbo, [8th/7th c.BC]
4. a button or knob on the horse's yoke to fasten the reins to, [8th/7th c.BC]
5. in pl. the knobs at each end of the stick round which books were rolled , Lat. umbilici, [Refs 2nd c.AD]
6. the centre or middle point , as the island of Calypso is the ὀμφαλός of the sea, [8th/7th c.BC]; and Delphi (or rather a round stone in the Delphic temple) was called ὀμφαλός as marking the middle point of Earth , [Refs 5th c.BC, 6th/5th c.BC], etc. (ML)