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	Aerie of the Spirit's Breath: Parnassus
		Parnassus in its widest sense is a range of mountains extending across Phocis and terminating at the Corinthian Gulf between Cirrha and Anticyra.
		Parnassus was celebrated as one of the chief seats of Apollo and the Muses and an inspiring source of poetry and song.
		Between Parnassus and Mount Cirphis is the valley of the Pleistus, though which the old road, once sacred, ran from Delphi to Daulis and Stiris; and at the pont (called Schiste) where the road branched off to these two places, Oedipus slew his father Laius.
	www.geocities.com /~spiritsbreath/oocinfo/mythplaces/parnassos.html (0 words)

	Piraeus, Cape Sounio, Ossios Loukas, Delphi and Mount Parnassus - TravelPuppy.com
		Piraeus, Cape Sounio, Ossios Loukas, Delphi and Mount Parnassus - TravelPuppy.com
		Piraeus, Cape Sounio, Ossios Loukas, Delphi and Mount Parnassus
		The area surrounding Athens, known as Attica, is characterised by tranquil beaches, and the pinewoods and thyme-covered slopes of Mount Parnes, Hymettus and Pentelico.
	travelpuppy.com /greece/piraeus.htm (638 words)

	Parking and Transportation \| UCSF Medical Center
		Public parking is available in the UCSF Medical Center garage at Mount Zion, located at 1635 Divisadero St. The garage entrance is on Sutter Street.
		The shuttle departs from Parnassus in front of the UCSF Kalmanovitz Library at 530 Parnassus Ave.
		At Mount Zion, the shuttle departs in front of the UCSF Shuttle sign at the corner of Sutter and Divisadero streets.
	www.ucsfhealth.org /adult/patient_guide/parking (0 words)

	Mount Parnassus
		Mount Parnassus (also Mount Parnassos) is a mountain in central Greece that towers above Delphi.
		Mount Parnassus is named after Parnassos, the son of the nymph Kleodora and the man Kleopompous.
		According to some traditions, Parnassus was the site of the fountain Castalia and the home of the Muses; according to other traditions, that honor fell to Mount Helicon, another mountain in the same range.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/MountParnassus.html (384 words)

	Mount Parnassus Information
		Mount Parnassus (also Mount Parnassos or Liakoura, modern Greek name Παρνασσός, ancient Greek Παρνασός, Παρνησός, or Παρνασσός) is a mountain of barren 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.
		Mount Parnassus is named after Parnassos, the son of the nymph Kleodora and the man Kleopompous.
		Parnassus was also the home of Pegasus the winged horse of Bellerophon.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Mount_Parnassus (503 words)

	Delphic Oracle
		Mount Parnassus rises in a long arc from the Gulf of Corinth above a valley whose sides held the groves, caves, and ravines sacred to the gods of ancient Greece.
		Parnassus itself was sacred to Apollo, god of the fine arts, and the muses, the nine daughters of Zeus.
		Above and away from the shrine of Delphi is a grove that is difficult to reach, at the end of an ancient cobblestone trail called the Kalki Skala, or "evil stairway." Nearby are two pinnacles from which those convicted of sacrilege against the gods were thrown to their deaths.
	psychicinvestigator.com /demo/DELPHI.htm (900 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Parnassus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For Roman poets the Castalian spring on Parnassus was a source of...
		Parnassian of or belonging to Parnassus, poetic XVII; epithet of school of French poetry (les Parnassiens) XIX.
		It included Delphi, Mt. Parnassus, and Elatea; Boeotia (now Voiotía) was on the east, and the Gulf of Corinth was on the south.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Parnassus (634 words)

	The Parnassus by RAFFAELLO Sanzio
		The third composition for the Stanza della Segnatura represents Parnassus, the dwelling place of Apollo and the Muses and the home of poetry, according to classical myth.
		Mount Parnassus, the home of Apollo, is, like the hill of the Vatican, a place where in ancient times there was a shrine to Apollo dedicated to the arts.
		Although the Parnassus lacks the high originality of the School of Athens, it demonstrates Raphael's illustrative ability.
	www.wga.hu /html/r/raphael/4stanze/1segnatu/3/parnass.html (513 words)

	Delphi, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Delphi is a city of Phocis in mainland Greece that lies in the vale of the river Pleistus, and is shut on one side by Mount Parnassus.
		This mountain, they say, was called after Parnassus, son of Cleopompus and Cleodora 1, a nymph, or as others say, son of Poseidon and Cleodora 1.
		Parnassus, who invented the art of foretelling the future from the flight of birds, is said to have founded the first city of Delphi, which was destroyed during the Flood of Deucalion 1.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Delphi.html (3732 words)

	Barnassoods
		The summit of Mount Parnassus from its west shoulder.
		Bard Peak's northwest face from Mount Parnassus and the ridge that connects the two mountains.
		Mount Parnassus' northeast face from Bard Peak and the ridge that connects the two mountains.
	www.justhiking.com /hikes/2005/02-11bard/bard.htm (687 words)

	Maps, Figures, and Canons in the Viaje Del Parnaso, by Rachel Schmidt
		The narrator Cervantes decides to leave Madrid for Parnassus, participating, then, in the ancient topos of retiring to the countryside from the obsequious bustle of the court.
		Cervantes' Parnassus thus serves as a critical utopia, according to Louis Marin's terms, in its embodiment of the social contradictions informing the poetic ideologies of Cervantes' time in the figures of Poetry and Vainglory.
		In the great battle of Mount Parnassus, the swan is the sign of the good poets and the crow that of the bad poets.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~cervantes/csa/articf96/schmidt.htm (6680 words)

	The Story of Ishi, a Chronology (A History of the UCSF School of Medicine)
		Ishi spent his last days in his room in the Anthropology Building at Parnassus (center) and commented on the antics of the construction workers building the superstructure of the UC Hospital (girders at right) which was completed soon after Ishi's death.
		The remains are to be placed in a niche in the columbarium at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
		Mount Olivet files contain a receipt dated March 27, 1916 c/o Public administrator for $40.00 and an interment document describing name date of death, approx.
	history.library.ucsf.edu /themes/themes_ishi.html (2540 words)

	Mountains and Divinities (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mount Ossa is the great mountain of Thessaly (on top of which some giants sought to "pile Pelion," i.e.
		Mount Parnassus was the site associated with Apollo and the Delphic Oracle.
		Mount Helikon in Boeotia (where Hesiod lived), was the home of the Muses.
	mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu /cciv110x/hesiod/cciv110.godsmap.html (65 words)

	Delphi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Located on Mount Parnassus, north of the Gulf of Corinth and 180 kilometers from Athens, a trip to Delphi is listed in just about every tour itinerary and is by far the most popular day trip out of Athens.
		The Theater was originally built of limestone from Mount Parnassus in the 3rd century BCE and many times repaired.
		Made entirely of limestone from Mount Parnassus, the present structure's best preserved seats are located in the lower rows of the 7th cuneus (division) on the north side.
	www.grisel.net /delphi.htm (1623 words)

	PARNASSUS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In mitology Parnassus was a sacred mountain in Greece where Apollo and the Muses lived.
		The magnificent female nude in the foreground represents the fountain of Castilia, the spring which runs at the foot of Mount Parnassus, the water from which the poets and artists used to purify themselves before entering the temple of Apollo.
		His admiration for the artists of the Renaissance and his in-depth studies of antiquity produced a very serene, balanced style, with lively, intense colouring, to all of which was added the traditional deliberation of the spirit of French classicism.
	museoprado.mcu.es /i72.html (198 words)

	UCSF School of Medicine - Mount Sutro Forest
		Originally called "Mount Parnassus", the 904-foot hill was once covered with low brush and chaparral.
		Craig Dawson, who grew up on the south side of Mount Sutro and has hiked the forest since he was a child, recalls the spectacular city views from the summit, before the trees grew to their present height.
		Dawson is now a member of the Community Advisory Group that has worked on UCSF's Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Plan, and he and other community representatives have been leading groups of volunteers to help restore and rejuvenate the trails and restore the native habitat.
	medschool.ucsf.edu /news/features/public_service/20060814_MountSutro.aspx (734 words)

	A Short Detour to Delphi and the Sibyls
		Perched on a slope of Mount Parnassus 'house of the Goddess'122 in Phocus high above and ten kilometres from the Gulf of Korinth, the journey to the Delphic oracle was no pleasure trip.
		The title phoebad or phoebas gradually ceased to refer specifically to the seers of Mount Parnassus and began to refer to seers in general.
		A famine and plague fell on Meon's people, which was finally ended by Cybele's apotheosis, the establishment of temples and rites in her honour, and the annual festival in memory of her lover.
	www.moonspeaker.ca /Delphi/delphi.html (5417 words)

	Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Parnassus fimbriata (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Grass of Parnassus is not rare but it is uncommon enough to be a pleasant surprise when found.
		"Parnassus" is a famed mountain in Greece sacred to Apollo and the muses, and, according to Intermountain Flora,
		Grass of Parnassus shines white over the sparkles of a small stream.
	www.swcoloradowildflowers.com /White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/parnassus%20fimbriata.htm (169 words)

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		The only parts of the earth that were left untouched by the flood were Mount Parnassus and Mount Olympus.
		The chest landed on Mount Parnassus, and Deucalion and Pyrrha emerged to find that their world had been destroyed.
		There was enough food in the trunk to last until the water went away, and when it did, the two were horrified by the dead bodies of humans and animals that now littered the earth.
	library.thinkquest.org /29064/summaries/greece_flood.html (247 words)

	Dogpile Web Search: Greece Mount Parnassus
		Parnassus was sacred to the Dorians, Apollo, and the Corycian...
		Mount Parnassus, about two and a half hours away from Athens.
		Parnassus is a mountain of barren limestone in central
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	Milmas to Mytilene * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		An active volcano on the eastern side of the island of Sicily; with a height of 10,705 feet (3,263 meters), Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe.
		A mountain on the island of Samos; noted because of the 3,399 feet (1,036 meters) tunnel which was dug under the mountain, circa 530-520 BCE, during the reign of the famous tyrant, Polykrates (Polycrates) under the supervision of Eupalinos of Megara.
		According to the poet, Hesiod, the Muses inhabit Mount Helicon and the area around Mount Olympos (Olympus) known as Pieria; by calling upon and receiving the blessings of the Muses, a poet or dancer or musician can transcend the normal bounds of talent and rise to unimagined levels of creative insight.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/_m1003.html (3572 words)

	Mount Parnassus trip report (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Parnassus just misses the top 200 list in Colorado, while Bard comfortably makes this list, so Bard is considered a bit more of a prize.
		Also, clouds were blowing across Parnassus, although I couldn't tell if they were reaching down to the summit or not.
		In any case, I could see the obvious western slopes of Parnassus and knew where I needed to be heading.
	www.eskimo.com /~rachford/mountaineering/trips/20040701_parnassus.html (1363 words)

	Debris Flow Triggered on July 28, 1999 –Interstate I-70 Corridor
		The largest of the debris flows occurred in Watrous Gulch on the south flank of Mount Parnassus elevation 4,137m, 13,574 feet (fig.
		Figure 6 Snowfield and channels on southeast-facing aspect of the south flank of Mount Parnassus.
		Figure 7a Incised channels (rills) in the debris flow source area on the south flank of Mount Parnassus.
	landslides.usgs.gov /recent/archives/1999georgetown.php (1265 words)

	Stanza della Segnatura: Monte Parnasso, Giustizia
		Mount Parnassus: Poets in conversation and Sappho - 108K
		Mount Parnassus: Poets in conversation and Horace - 94K
		Mount Parnassus: A group of muses - 122K
	www.christusrex.org /www1/stanzas/P-Segnatura.html (0 words)

	Structuring Paragraphs for Clarity and Unity (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mount Parnassus is an old mountain in Greece.
		The muses lived on Mount Parnassus and gave inspiration to poets.
		Pope wrote about all of this in his "Essay on Criticism" which tells about what is good poetry.
	faculty.uccb.ns.ca /tpettigr/clarity.htm (168 words)

	UCSF Today - Volunteers Converge for Mount Sutro Planting Project (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Adolph Sutro began planting the forest of blue gum eucalyptus trees on what was then called Mount Parnassus in 1886 in celebration of San Francisco’s first Arbor Day.
		Restoration efforts are necessary today to replace invasive plants, such as ivy and flberry, with native species and to remove dead and dying trees, which increasingly become safety hazards to visitors.
		The native plant demonstration area on Mount Sutro’s summit is one of a series of management actions that were recommended by the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Management Plan, which was crafted by UCSF planners and consultants.
	pub.ucsf.edu /today/news.php?news_id=200401303 (346 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Mount Parnassus
		A smaller ski centre (only two drag lifts) called Gerontovrahos is across a ridge from Kellaria.
		Mount Parnassus was once the name for Mount Sutro in San Francisco, California.
		It was renamed to honor Adolph Sutro, who had been mayor of San Francisco.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Mount_Parnassus (274 words)

	Hiking in Colorado - Kelso Mountain
		Baker Mountain (12,488 feet) looks like a ridge when seen in front of Mount Sniktau (13,234 feet).
		Visible beyond that (from right to left) is Mount Parnassus, Woods Mountain (12,940 feet), Mount Bethel, Pettingell Peak, Hag Peak (13,294 ft. - Citadel Peak?), and Hager Mountain.
		A better view of Mount Parnassus (left) and Bard Peak (right) as seen while looking almost directly north.
	www.hikingincolorado.org /kelso.html (421 words)

	THYIA : Naiad nymph of Mount Parnassus in Phocis ; Greek mythology
		THYIA : Naiad nymph of Mount Parnassus in Phocis ; Greek mythology
		THYIA was the Naiad Nymph of a spring on Mount Parnassos in Phokis (central Greece).
		Hence the Attic women, who every year went to Mount Parnassus to celebrate the Dionysiac orgies with the Delphian Thyiades, received themselves the name of Thyades or Thyiades.
	www.theoi.com /Nymphe/NympheThyia.html (414 words)

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