Mount Parnassus

[pahr-nas-uhs]

Par·nas·sus

[pahr-nas-uhs]
noun
1.
Mount. Modern name, Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. about 8000 feet (2440 meters).
2.
a collection of poems or of elegant literature.
3.
the world of poetry or poets collectively: a rhymester striving to enter Parnassus.
4.
any center of poetry or artistic activity: Greenwich Village was once the Parnassus of the U.S.
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mount parnassus

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" [syn: Parnassus
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