Parnassus
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Parnassus
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From Latin Parnāsus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós).
proper noun Parnassos
- 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.
- The home of poetry, literature, and learning. Such lovely and truly British poetry cannot be too often brought to view; we shall therefore insert in thk part of our work several of these gems of our Parnassus, distinguishing by a different character such acts and attributes as appear properly to belong to the Fairy of popular belief.
- A small town in Hurunui district, north Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Mount Parnassus.
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Talk about this word "Parnassus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parnassus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Parnassus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parnassus "Parnassus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parnassus.Cite this
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title = {Parnassus},
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