Mount Parnassus
mountain in Phthiotis Regional Unit, Greece
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Summary
Mount Parnassus is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,613 views/month, #96 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Phthiotis Regional Unit[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Part of: Greek mythology[5]
- Commons category: Mount Parnassus[6]
- Highest point: Mount Parnassus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Parnassus[8]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[9], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], The New Student's Reference Work[15], Meyer’s Universum, Siebzehnter Band[16]
- Native label: Παρνασσός[17]
- Different from: Parnassus[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 2455 m[19]
- Topographic prominence: 1590 m[20]
- Mountain range: Pindus[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Parnassus include parnassianism[23], a literary movement[24], in France[25], headquartered in Paris[26].
Why It Matters
Mount Parnassus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include parnassianism[23], a literary movement[24], in France[25], headquartered in Paris[26].