Parnassus

Meaning

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.
2. The home of poetry, literature, and learning.
3. A small town in Hurunui District, north Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Mount Parnassus.

Synonyms

Liakoura

Mount Parnassus

literature

Pulitzer Prize

quotability

samizdat

Pulitzer

agitprop

poetry book

collection of poems

Translations

Parnassus

parnaso

Παρνασσός

φιλολογία

κείμενα

έντυπο υλικό

littérature

mont Parnasse

letteratura

Parnaso

literatuur

Zangberg

literatura

Monte Parnaso

Etymology

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