Parnassós definition of Parnassós in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Parnassós (pär'näsôs`) or Parnassus (pärnă`səs), mountain, c.8,060 ft (2,460 m) high, Phocis, central Greece. In ancient Greece it was sacred to Apollo Apollo (əpŏl`ō), in Greek religion and mythology, one of the most important Olympian gods, concerned especially with prophecy,
..... Click the link for more information. , Dionysus Dionysus (dīənī`səs), in Greek religion and mythology, god of fertility and wine.
..... Click the link for more information. , and the Muses Muses, in Greek religion and mythology, patron goddesses of the arts, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Originally only three, they were later considered as nine.
..... Click the link for more information. . The fountain of Castalia Castalia (kăstā`lyə), in Greek mythology, spring on Mt. Parnassós .
..... Click the link for more information. was on its slopes; at the foot of the mountain lay Delphi Delphi (dĕl`fī), locality in Phocis, Greece, near the foot of the south slope of Mt. Parnassós , c.
..... Click the link for more information. . Corycian Cave, sacred to Pan, is located between Delphi and the summit. Bauxite is mined on the slopes.