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'''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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece Greece] that towers above [[Delphi]], north of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Corinth Gulf of Corinth], and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], this mountain was sacred to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo Apollo], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corycian_nymphs Corycian nymph]s, and the home of the [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luwian Luwian] meaning ''House''.

==Mythology==

==Mythology==

Mount Parnassus is named after ''Parnassos'', the son of the nymph [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleodora Kleodora] and the man Kleopompus. There was a city of which Parnassos was [[leader]], which was flooded by torrential rain. The [[citizens]] ran from the flood, following wolves' howling, up the mountain slope. There the survivors built another city, and called it Lykoreia, which in Greek means "the howling of the wolves." While [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus] was living with his mother and his eight beautiful aunts on Parnassus, he met Apollo who was courting the laughing muse [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia_(muse) Thalia]. Apollo became fond of Orpheus and gave him a little golden lyre, and taught him to play it. Orpheus's mother taught him to make verses for [[singing]]. As the [[Oracle of Delphi]] was sacred to the god Apollo, so did the mountain itself become associated with Apollo. According to some [[traditions]], Parnassus was the site of the fountain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castalia Castalia] and the home of the Muses; according to other traditions, that honor fell to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Helicon Mount Helicon], another mountain in the same range. As the home of the Muses, Parnassus became known as the home of [[poetry]], [[music]], and [[learning]].

Mount Parnassus is named after ''Parnassos'', the son of the nymph [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleodora Kleodora] and the man Kleopompus. There was a city of which Parnassos was [[leader]], which was flooded by torrential rain. The [[citizens]] ran from the flood, following wolves' howling, up the mountain slope. There the survivors built another city, and called it Lykoreia, which in Greek means "the howling of the wolves." While [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Orpheus] was living with his mother and his eight beautiful aunts on Parnassus, he met Apollo who was courting the laughing muse [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia_(muse) Thalia]. Apollo became fond of Orpheus and gave him a little golden lyre, and taught him to play it. Orpheus's mother taught him to make verses for [[singing]]. As the [[Oracle of Delphi]] was sacred to the god Apollo, so did the mountain itself become associated with Apollo. According to some [[traditions]], Parnassus was the site of the fountain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castalia Castalia] and the home of the Muses; according to other traditions, that honor fell to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Helicon Mount Helicon], another mountain in the same range. As the home of the Muses, Parnassus became known as the home of [[poetry]], [[music]], and [[learning]].

Parnassus was also the site of several unrelated minor events in Greek mythology.

Parnassus was also the site of several unrelated minor events in Greek mythology.

*In some versions of the Greek [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_(mythology) flood myth], the ark of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deucalion Deucalion] comes to rest on the slopes of Parnassus.

*In some versions of the Greek [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_(mythology) flood myth], the ark of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deucalion Deucalion] comes to rest on the slopes of Parnassus.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deucalion Orestes] spent his time in hiding on Mount Parnassus.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deucalion Orestes] spent his time in hiding on Mount Parnassus.

*Parnassus was sacred to the god [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus Dionysus].

*Parnassus was sacred to the god [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus Dionysus].

*The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corycian_Cave Corycian Cave], located on the slopes of Parnassus, was sacred to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan Pan] and to the Muses.

*The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corycian_Cave Corycian Cave], located on the slopes of Parnassus, was sacred to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan Pan] and to the Muses.

*In Book 19 of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey The Odyssey]'', Odysseus recounts a [[story]] of how he was gored in the thigh during a boar hunt on Mount Parnassus in his [[youth]].

*In Book 19 of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey The Odyssey]'', Odysseus recounts a [[story]] of how he was gored in the thigh during a boar hunt on Mount Parnassus in his [[youth]].

Parnassus was also the home of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus Pegasus] the winged horse of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellerophon Bellerophon].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnassus]

Parnassus was also the home of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus Pegasus] the winged horse of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellerophon Bellerophon].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnassus]

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.greekmountainflora.info/Parnassos/Parnassos.html  Greek Mountain Flora]

*[https://www.greekmountainflora.info/Parnassos/Parnassos.html  Greek Mountain Flora]

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