| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Parnassus |
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| (pahr-NAS-uhs) A mountain in Greece. According to classical mythology, it was one of the mountains where the Muses lived. The Delphic oracle was on one of its slopes. | 1 |
| ‡ Parnassus is known as the mythological home of poetry and music. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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