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| ===== Omphalos ===== | ===== Omphalos ===== | ||
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| :<blockquote>An omphalos is an ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus. In Greek, the word omphalos means "navel" (compare the name of Queen Omphale). According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus sent out two eagles to fly across the world to meet at its center, the "navel" of the world. Omphalos stones used to denote this point were erected in several areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea; the most famous of those was at the oracle in Delphi.</blockquote> | :<blockquote>An omphalos is an ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus. In Greek, the word omphalos means "navel" (compare the name of Queen Omphale). According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus sent out two eagles to fly across the world to meet at its center, the "navel" of the world. Omphalos stones used to denote this point were erected in several areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea; the most famous of those was at the oracle in Delphi.</blockquote> | ||
| - | :In this game, when one omphalos (landmark) is located and logged, a secondary location is given in distance (stadia), direction (degrees and zodiacal sign). This trail leads eventually to artifacts. | + | ::In this game, when one omphalos (landmark) is located and logged, a secondary location is given in distance (stadia), direction (degrees and zodiacal sign). This trail leads eventually to artifacts. |
| ===== Zodiac ===== | ===== Zodiac ===== | ||
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Glossary
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- For anything and everything as a jumping point for further research (generally, real-world terms)
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Omphalos
*From Wikipedia:
An omphalos is an ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus. In Greek, the word omphalos means "navel" (compare the name of Queen Omphale). According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus sent out two eagles to fly across the world to meet at its center, the "navel" of the world. Omphalos stones used to denote this point were erected in several areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea; the most famous of those was at the oracle in Delphi.
- In this game, when one omphalos (landmark) is located and logged, a secondary location is given in distance (stadia), direction (degrees and zodiacal sign). This trail leads eventually to artifacts.
