Parnassus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parnassus \Par*nas"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (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.
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     {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}, and
        {Parnassia}.
  
     {To climb Parnassus}, to write poetry. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Parnassus
       n : (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" [syn: {Mount
           Parnassus}, {Liakoura}]