Omphalos

What is Omphalos?


1.

Someone who thinks that they are the centre of the universe

Mr A:'Hey Mr B, look over there at that person who is driving in the middle of the motorway at 186.24mph, he must think that the nearest star is emitting its electromagnetic radiation out of his anal sphinctus'

Mr B:'Yeah what an omphalos'

2.

The religion, however worshipped, of oneself as the center of the universe.

"To ourselves... new paganism... omphalos."

"Ulysses", Chapter 1

by James Joyce


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