Parnassus

[ pahr-nas-uhs ]

noun

1. Mount Parnassus. Modern_name Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. About 8,000 feet (2,440 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.

Parnassus

/ pɑːˈnæsəs /

noun

1. Mount Parnassus
   Mount Parnassus a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft) Modern Greek namesParnassósˌparnaˈsɔsLiákoura
2. 1. the world of poetry
   2. a centre of poetic or other creative activity
3. a collection of verse or belles-lettres

Parnassus

1. A mountain in Greece . According to classical mythology , it was one of the mountains where the Muses lived. The Delphic oracle was on one of its slopes.

Notes

Parnassus is known as the mythological home of poetry and music.

Example Sentences

What do you look for in a great bookstore, and what is the future of independent bookstores, like your Parnassus Books?

From The Daily Beast

Lower down the slopes of Parnassus, even Shakespeare published anonymously.

From The Daily Beast

Boswell gives the following poem on snuff, in his "Shrubs of Parnassus:"

From Project Gutenberg

This contempt for the masses they cherish until they have to descend from Parnassus and enter the public service.

From Project Gutenberg

It is that unfortunate “Parnassus” in the Villa Albani which first marks the collapse of this great talent.

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The world will easily conclude, whether such unattended generals can ever be capable of making a revolution in Parnassus.

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Parnassus and Helicon were hills consecrated to the Muses, and the supposed place of their abode.

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