Delphi
The Omphalos, symbol signifying that Delphi is the centre of the world: "… where Phoebus has at earth's navel his prophetic seat …" ( Hermes . Euripides, Ion 5). 5932: The Omphalos, symbol of Delphi as centre of the world, was kept in the Temple of Apollo. Its surface is covered with a net of woolen bands. DELPHIC MAXIMS These are the three maxims which the so-called Seven Sages , with laconic brevity, engraved upon a column at Delphi: "Know yourself." Some have believed that by this maxim they exhorted men and women to become educated and to acquire prudence. For, they say, those who are ignorant and thoughtless usually believe themselves to be very clever. And this disgraceful feature has been considered to be the worst of all kinds of ignorance, since such people consider wicked men to be good, and believe the honest to be of no account. It has also been remarked that some fail to follow this maxim by believing they own greater wealth than they do, or b...