Par-nas′sus
,
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.)
A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
Grass of Parnassus
.
(Bot.)
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To climb Parnassus
,
to write poetry.
[Colloq.]