Parnassus

== English == === Alternative forms === Parnassos === Etymology === From Latin Parnāsus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós). === Proper noun === Parnassus 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. (figuratively) The home of poetry, literature, and learning. A small town in Hurunui district, north Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Mount Parnassus. ==== Derived terms ==== grass of Parnassus Parnassian Parnassianism ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Mount Parnassus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Parnassus (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Proper noun === Parnassus m sg (genitive Parnassī); second declension alternative form of Parnāsus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.