HELICON, MOUNT


Meaning of HELICON, MOUNT in English

Mountain, east-central Greece, part of the Helicon range, a continuation of the higher Parnassus range.

Located near the Gulf of Corinth, it is 5,738 ft (1,749 m) high. It was celebrated by the ancient Greeks as the home of the Muse s; on it were the fountains of Aganippe and Hippocrene, the supposed sources of poetic inspiration.

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