Parnassus (disambiguation)

Mount Parnassus is a sacred mountain in central Greece, near Delphi. The name "Parnassus" in literature typically refers to its distinction as the home of poetry, literature and, by extension, learning.

Parnassus or Parnassos may also refer to:

Geography and derivates

 * Greece
 * Parnassos (municipality), a former municipality in Phocis, Greece, named after Mount Parnassus
 * Parnassos, the mythic son of the nymph Kleodora and the man Kleopompus, and namesake of the mountain and city


 * Elsewhere
 * Parnassus (Cappadocia), a Roman town, former Catholic diocese and present Latin titular see in Cappadocia (Asia Minor)
 * Mount Sutro, a hill in San Francisco, California, U.S. formerly named Mount Parnassus
 * Parnassus, New Zealand, a town on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island
 * Mount Parnassus (Colorado), a thirteener (a mountain that exceeds 13,000 feet)

Humanities

 * The Parnassus (1511), a painting by Raphael
 * The Parnassus plays, a three-work comedic cycle originally performed at Cambridge University
 * Parnassus Boicus, a Bavarian learned society and its journal
 * Parnaso Español, "Spanish Parnassus: collection of selected poems from the most famous Spanish poets"
 * The Frieze of Parnassus (1860s), a frieze on the Albert Memorial
 * Parnassos, a Greek literary magazine (1877–1899) published by the Parnassos Literary Society in Athens, Greece
 * Parnassus on Wheels (1917), a novel by Christopher Morley
 * Parnassus (literary magazine), the literary arts magazine of Northern Essex Community College
 * Parnassus: Poetry in Review (magazine), a literary magazine
 * The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a 2009 film directed by Terry Gilliam

Biology

 * Parnassia, a plant genus also known as "Grass of Parnassus"
 * Parnassia palustris, commonly called marsh grass of Parnassus, northern grass-of-Parnassus, or just grass-of-Parnassus, a species of the genus Parnassia

Other

 * Parnassus was a merchantman and whaler launched on the Thames and last listed in 1796