Parnassus
Pronunciation : Par*nas"sus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.)
Definition : Defn: 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.) See under Grass, and Parnassia. -- To climb Parnassus, to write poetry. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913