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===Delphi Period=== | ===Delphi Period=== | ||
The oldest known records of the Pythian Omphalos begins in Delphi, where the Oracle was seated for several centuries. | The oldest known records of the Pythian Omphalos begins in Delphi, where the Oracle was seated for several centuries. The Pythian Academy was present and involved in training the priestesses for the Oracle. | ||
===Alexandra Period=== | ===Alexandra Period=== | ||
The founding of Alexandria in 331 BC by Alexander the Great drew the Pythian Omphalos and by 300 the | |||
===Ravenna Period=== | ===Ravenna Period=== | ||
The Pythian Omphalos appeared in Ravenna in AD 402, when the capital of the Western Roman Empire was | The Pythian Omphalos appeared in Ravenna in AD 402, when the capital of the Western Roman Empire was transferred from Milan to Ravenna. With the fall of Ravenna in 493, and the founding of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy, the Pythian Omphalos vanished for many years. | ||
====Destruction of the Ravenna House==== | |||
After the Battle of Verona (489), the Germanic King of Italy, Odoacer, was forced to flee to Ravenna. In the ensuing three-year siege, the Ravenna House was destroyed, causing the Pythian Omphalos to vanish for over one hundred years. | |||
===Venice Period=== | ===Venice Period=== | ||
By the time the Republic of Venice was founded in 697, the Pythian Omphalos had been rediscovered and the Pythian Academy | Records are not clear, but the Pythian Omphalos was discovered in the early 600s in the marshes of what was to become Venice. By the time the Republic of Venice was founded in 697, the Pythian Omphalos had been rediscovered, and the Pythian Academy relocated. | ||
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Pythian Omphalos
The Pythian Omphalos is a mystical object that indicates the "navel of the world". The focus of the world periodically changes, which causes the Omphalos to relocate. The Pythian Academy has relocated to remain near the Omphalos.
Delphi Period
The oldest known records of the Pythian Omphalos begins in Delphi, where the Oracle was seated for several centuries. The Pythian Academy was present and involved in training the priestesses for the Oracle.
Alexandra Period
The founding of Alexandria in 331 BC by Alexander the Great drew the Pythian Omphalos and by 300 the
Ravenna Period
The Pythian Omphalos appeared in Ravenna in AD 402, when the capital of the Western Roman Empire was transferred from Milan to Ravenna. With the fall of Ravenna in 493, and the founding of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy, the Pythian Omphalos vanished for many years.
Destruction of the Ravenna House
After the Battle of Verona (489), the Germanic King of Italy, Odoacer, was forced to flee to Ravenna. In the ensuing three-year siege, the Ravenna House was destroyed, causing the Pythian Omphalos to vanish for over one hundred years.
Venice Period
Records are not clear, but the Pythian Omphalos was discovered in the early 600s in the marshes of what was to become Venice. By the time the Republic of Venice was founded in 697, the Pythian Omphalos had been rediscovered, and the Pythian Academy relocated.