Mount Parnassus (2,457 m or 8,061 ft) near Delphi, Greece in spring


Mount Parnassus, also Parnassos (2,457 m or 8,061 ft), is a mountain of limestone in central Greece that towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to Greek mythology, this mountain was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, and the home of the Muses. The mountain was also favored by the Dorians. There is a theory that Parna- derived from the same root as the word in Luwian meaning House.


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Location: Mount Parnassus, Phocis, Central Greece, Southern Europe
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