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Gnomon was one of the Philosophers of Ephebe mentioned in Small Gods. His magnum opus was Ectopia.
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On Roundworld, the gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. More pertinent for this Gnomon is that his name comes from γνώμων - an ancient Greek word meaning "indicator", "one who discerns," or "that which reveals."