Parnassus

[ pahr-nas-uh s ]

/ pɑrˈnæs əs /

noun

Mount. Modern name Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. About 8000 feet (2440 meters).

a collection of poems or of elegant literature.

the world of poetry or poets collectively: a rhymester striving to enter Parnassus.

any center of poetry or artistic activity: Greenwich Village was once the Parnassus of the U.S.

Example sentences from the Web for parnassus

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

Ann Patchett: How I Write |Noah Charney |October 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Lower down the slopes of Parnassus, even Shakespeare published anonymously.

The Real Story of "O" |Robert McCrum |January 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile let the maidens of Pieria attend thee; and, with me for guide, ascend into the groves of high Parnassus.'

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7) |John Addington Symonds
The whole of Parnassus is esteemed sacred, it contains caves, and other places, which are regarded with honour and reverence.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo

And somewhere in these Sierras will they name the new Parnassus.

First Fam'lies of the Sierras |Joaquin Miller
Laurence Sterne, like Shakespeare, was fostered by the muses on Parnassus.

The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine |Heinrich Heine
Had we not better worship a deity called beauty, whose place is a little higher up Parnassus?

Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for parnassus

Parnassus

/ (pɑːˈnæsəs) /

noun

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 names: Parnassós (ˌparnaˈsɔs), Liákoura

the world of poetry
a centre of poetic or other creative activity

a collection of verse or belles-lettres

Cultural definitions for parnassus

Parnassus

[ (pahr-nas-uhs) ]

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 for Parnassus

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

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