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Γῆς ὀμφαλός · earth's navel (γ 259) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

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γ255Geryon, Geryon's
γ256speech
γ257earth's statue
γ258earth's weight
γ259earth's navel
γ260horn onions
γ261horn onions
γ262horn onion
γ263acts the giant

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Γῆς ὀμφαλός

earth's navel

Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Jul 2002Vetting: high8 revisions

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1 note · 53 words

Translation

[Meaning] the temple of Apollo.¹ "For if such doings as these [are] honorable, why must I dance in the chorus? No longer do I go as a worshipper to the inviolate navel of the earth." That is, no longer do I go to Apollo, nor to his undefiled and holy and unapproachable temple.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γῆς ὀμφαλός· ὁ νεὼς τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος. εἰ γὰρ αἱ τοιαίδε πράξεις τίμιαι, τί δεῖ με χορεύειν; οὐκέτι τὸν ἄθικτον εἶμι γῆς ἐπ' ὀμφαλὸν σέβων. τουτέστιν οὐκέτι ἄπειμι πρὸς τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα, οὐδὲ πρὸς τὸν ἄχραντον καὶ σεβάσμιον καὶ ἀπροσπέλαστον αὐτοῦ νεών.

Betacode

*gh=s o)mfalo/s: o( new\s tou= *)apo/llwnos. ei) ga\r ai( toiai/de pra/ceis ti/miai, ti/ dei= me xoreu/ein; ou)ke/ti to\n a)/qikton ei)=mi gh=s e)p' o)mfalo\n se/bwn. toute/stin ou)ke/ti a)/peimi pro\s to\n *)apo/llwna, ou)de\ pro\s to\n a)/xranton kai\ seba/smion kai\ a)prospe/laston au)tou= new/n.

Notes (1)

[1] At Delphi; cf. delta 210, and see Strabo 9.3.6; Albert Schachter, 'omphalos', in OCD(4) s.v.
2Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 895-8 (web address 1 below), with scholion.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

γ257Γῆς ἄγαλμαearth's statue γ258Γῆς βάροςearth's weight γ259Γῆς ὀμφαλόςearth's navel γ260Γήσειαhorn onions γ261Γήτειαhorn onions

Revision history8 revisions · last 28 Sep 2015

28 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
4 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
9 Sep 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
7 Jun 2012Revised — David Whitehead
26 Mar 2010tweaked tr; another keyword — David Whitehead
20 Aug 2009augmented n.1; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Jul 2002cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Jul 2002added note — Catharine Roth
13 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γῆς ὀμφαλός (Adler number gamma 259), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 13 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/259

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗