Parnassus

Definition of Parnassus

Par`nas´sus
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.

Related Words

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