slope of Mount Parnassus
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The slope of Mount Parnassus is a famed mountainside in central Greece historically associated with the ancient sanctuary and oracle of Delphi and revered in Greek mythology as a home of the Muses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| slope of Mount Parnassus canonical | 2 |
| slopes of Mount Parnassus | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountainside ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delphi
ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
surface form:
Greek mythology
Oracle of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
Oracle of Delphi
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean mountain climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
sacred place of the Muses
ⓘ
symbol of poetry and the arts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mediterranean vegetation
ⓘ
ancient terraces of the sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ steep rocky terrain ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | olive groves of the Crisaean plain ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Delphi archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site setting of Delphi
|
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical antiquity
|
| inspired |
ancient Greek poets
ⓘ
later European literature ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Parnassus
ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ central Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Roman literature
ⓘ
ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Apollo
ⓘ
the Muses ⓘ
surface form:
Muses
|
| near |
Gulf of Corinth
ⓘ
Delphi archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
modern town of Delphi
|
| overlooks |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient city of Delphi
Phocis ⓘ
surface form:
valley of Phocis
|
| partOf |
Delphi archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphi archaeological site setting
Mount Parnassus ⓘ
surface form:
Parnassus mountain massif
|
| region |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece administrative region
|
| religiousFunctionInAntiquity |
site of worship of Apollo
ⓘ
site of worship of the Muses ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
artistic creativity
ⓘ
poetic inspiration ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
sightseeing of Delphi ruins ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ religious pilgrimage in antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oracle of Apollo at Delphi