Parnassus

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A mountain in central Greece, adjacent the site of the ancient city of Delphi, that in Greek mythology was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs and was the home of the Muses.

    "Go down beside thy native rill, ⁠On thy Parnassus set thy feet, ⁠And hear thy laurel whisper sweet About the ledges of the hill."

  2. 2
    The home of poetry, literature, and learning. figuratively

    "His intrinsic beauty and power meant nothing to the hundreds of thousands who were acclaiming him and buying his books. He was the fad of the hour, the adventurer who had stormed Parnassus while the gods nodded."

  3. 3
    A small town in Hurunui district, north Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Mount Parnassus.

Etymology

From Latin Parnāsus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós).

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