Parnassus

n.

1.

(Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. Grass of Parnassus (Bot.) See under Grass, and Parnassia. To climb Parnassus to write poetry.

Noun

1.

Parnassus - (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" Synonyms: Liakoura, Mount Parnassus

Ellas, Greece, Greek mythology, Hellenic Republic, Liakoura, Mount Parnassus, mountain peak

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