Associations to the word «Parnassus»

Wiktionary

PARNASSUS, proper noun. Name of a mountain in central Greece; according to Greek mythology, this mountain was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, and was the home of the Muses.
PARNASSUS, proper noun. (figuratively) Home of poetry, literature, and learning.

Dictionary definition

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".

Wise words

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John Locke