'''Mount Parnassus''' is a mountain of barren limestone in central [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece Greece] that towers above [[Delphi]], north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Corinth Gulf of Corinth], and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], this mountain was sacred to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo Apollo], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corycian_nymphs Corycian nymph]s, and the home of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muses Muse]s. The mountain was also favored by the Dorians. The name Parnassos seems etymologically related to the Anatolian languages that made use of *-ssos in placenames (eg. Knossos). *Parna- derived from the same root as the word in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luwian Luwian] meaning ''House''. | '''Mount Parnassus''' is a mountain of barren limestone in central [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece Greece] that towers above [[Delphi]], north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Corinth Gulf of Corinth], and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], this mountain was sacred to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo Apollo], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corycian_nymphs Corycian nymph]s, and the home of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muses Muse]s. The mountain was also favored by the Dorians. The name Parnassos seems etymologically related to the Anatolian languages that made use of *-ssos in placenames (eg. Knossos). *Parna- derived from the same root as the word in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luwian Luwian] meaning ''House''. |