[hel-i-kon, -kuh
n] 
| a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used esp. in military bands. |
[hel-i-kon, -kuhn] | a mountain in S central Greece. 5738 ft. (1749 m): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses. |
| hel·i·con (hěl'ĭ-kŏn', -kən) n. A large spiral brass tuba that fits around the player's shoulder. [Probably from Greek helix, helik-, spiral.] |
| Hel·i·con (hěl'ĭ-kŏn', -kən) A mountain, 1,749.2 (5,735 ft) high, of central Greece. It was the legendary abode of the Muses and was sacred to Apollo. |