Mount Parnassus
Apollo's sacred mountain
Mount Parnassus is a mountain in central Greece, sacred in ancient Greek religion as the home of the Muses and a site of worship for Apollo.
The name appears in expressions about poetry and the arts: to climb Parnassus means to pursue poetic achievement.
A parnassus can refer to a collection of poetry or the world of poets collectively.
- DelphiGreek prophetic sanctuary
- MusesNine goddesses of arts
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- Greek dramaAncient Athenian theatrical tradition
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
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