Umbilix - Umbilix

Japanese: ウンビリクス - うんびりくす
Umbilix - Umbilix

…One of the reasons why the Delphic oracle had absolute power over the ancient Greeks was because it was a prophecy from this center. The Latin word umbilicus, which is synonymous with omphalos, has the meaning of "protrusion" or "bump", and umbilicus becomes French nombril, German Nabel, and English navel. Both Mount Tai and omphalos are mountains or stones, and are protuberances, not holes. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Umbilix" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…デルフォイの神託が古代ギリシア人に絶対的な力をもった理由の一つは,この中心地からの予言だったためである。オンファロスと同義のラテン語ウンビリクスumbilicusのumboは〈突起〉や〈こぶ〉の意で,umbilicusがフランス語nombril,ドイツ語Nabel,英語navelへと変わる。 泰山もオンファロスも山や石で,隆起であって孔ではない。…

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