Navel of the World
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The Navel of the World
is a concept of a mythological center of the world or universe.
Navel of the World may also refer to a number of real-world locations:
in literature and popular culture
Navel of the World
The Navel of the World is a concept of a mythological center of the world or universe.Navel of the World may also refer to a number of real-world locations:* Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in Arizona, USA, according to the O’odham nation...
is a concept of a mythological center of the world or universe.
Navel of the World may also refer to a number of real-world locations:
- Baboquivari Peak WildernessBaboquivari Peak WildernessThe Baboquivari Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located in the Baboquivari Mountain Range southwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The United States Congress designated the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in 1990. It...
in Arizona, USA, according to the O’odham nation - name of a lithic site near Ahu Te Pito Kura, Easter IslandEaster IslandEaster Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...
- the Foundation Stone in Jerusalem
in literature and popular culture
- El Ombligo del Mundo, an earlier name of the Argentinian radio program La Venganza Será TerribleLa venganza será terribleLa venganza será terrible is a popular radio program in Argentina, also broadcast in Uruguay. It is hosted by Alejandro Dolina....
- Umbilicum mundi, a major plot device in Umberto Eco's novel Foucault's PendulumFoucault's PendulumFoucault's Pendulum is a novel by Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco. It was first published in 1988; the translation into English by William Weaver appeared a year later....
- "Navel of the World" part of the Music of the Chrono series of video games
- Fountain of Cho in Mercadia, a fictional environment for the game Magic: The Gathering