The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Parnassus \Par*nas"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr.
   Myth.)
   A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and
   famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
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   Grass of Parnassus. (Bot.) See under Grass, and
      Parnassia.

   To climb Parnassus, to write poetry. [Colloq.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Parnassus
    n 1: (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where
         (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as
         the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the
         modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: Parnassus, Mount
         Parnassus, Liakoura]