HyperDic: parnassus

English > 1 sense of the word Parnassus:
NOUNobjectParnassus, Mount Parnassus, Liakoura(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived
Parnassus > pronunciation
Soundspaa.rnae'sahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > Parnassus: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry.
SynonymsMount Parnassus, Liakoura
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofmountain peakThe summit of a mountain
Part ofGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
CatalanParnàs

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