Parnassus

[pɑ:'næsəs]

Definition

(noun.) (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'.

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Definition

(n.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.

Edited by Gail

Definition

n. a mountain in Greece sacred to Apollo and the Muses.—adj. Parnass′ian.—Grass of Parnassus a plant with beautiful white or yellowish flowers.

Editor: Maureen