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Mountain in Greece
Mount Helicon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικών; Greek: Ελικώνας) is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, celebrated in Greek mythology. With
Mount_Helicon
Topics referred to by the same term
former river in the Macedonian city Dion, mentioned in Greek mythology Mount Helicon, mountain in Boeotia, Greece "Helikon", an 1893 mansion designed by
Helicon
Inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts
second century AD, there were originally three Muses, worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia: Aoide ('song' or 'tune'), Melete ('practice' or 'occasion')
Muses
Ancient Greek poet of the archaic period
or male ancestor) in Ascra, a small piece of ground at the foot of Mount Helicon, occasioned lawsuits with his brother Perses, who at first seems to
Hesiod
Winged horse in Greek mythology
from Olympus. Pegasus is the creator of Hippocrene, the fountain on Mount Helicon. He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon, near the fountain Peirene
Pegasus
2nd century Greek narrative work
the Muses of Mount Helicon. A tripod, believed to be Hesiod's dedication-offering, was still being shown to tourists visiting Mount Helicon and its sacred
Contest_of_Homer_and_Hesiod
Mountain of central Greece that hosts Delphi
the Muses; according to other traditions, however, that honor fell to Mount Helicon, another mountain in the same range. As the home of the Muses, Parnassus
Mount_Parnassus
Spring on Mount Helicon in Greek mythology
(Ancient Greek: Ἵππου κρήνη or Ἱπποκρήνη or Ἱππουκρήνη) is a spring on Mount Helicon. It was sacred to the Muses and was said to have formed when the winged
Hippocrene
Ancient Greek city-state
was an ancient Greek city (polis) in Boeotia. It sits at the foot of Mount Helicon and near right bank of the Thespius River (modern name Kanavari River)
Thespiae
Region of Greece
in the west. The main mountain ranges of Boeotia are Mount Parnassus in the west, Mount Helicon in the southwest, Cithaeron in the south and Parnitha
Boeotia
Daughter of Chiron in Greek mythology
and her upbringing is placed on Mount Pelion. In the Pseudo-Hyginus, she is named Thetis and is raised on Mount Helicon. The etymology of Thetis is unclear
Hippe
Greek goddess of memory
worshiped in the sanctuary of the Muses at Mount Helicon in Boeotia: The first to sacrifice on Helikon (Helicon) to the Mousai (Muses) and to call the mountain
Mnemosyne
Land battle of the Corinthian War
contingent of mercenaries. Facing him on the plain, near the foot of Mount Helicon, was an army made up of Boeotians, Athenians, Argives, Corinthians,
Battle_of_Coronea_(394_BC)
Place in Greece
best known today as the home of the poet Hesiod. It was located upon Mount Helicon, less than seven and a half miles west of Thespiae. In the Works and
Ascra
Son of Pan in Greek mythology
(Ancient Greek: Κρότος) was the son of Pan and Eupheme. He dwelt on Mount Helicon and kept company of the Muses, whom his mother had nursed. Krotos was
Krotos
Muse of history in Ancient Greek mythology
considered to dwell at either Mount Helicon or Mount Parnassos. Other common locations for the Muses are Pieria in Thessaly, near to Mount Olympus. She had one
Clio
Ancient Greek sanctuary
permanently to the public. It is located at Thespies on the eastern slopes of Mount Helicon in Boeotia, Greece. (Located at 38°19'13.0"N 23°03'15.0"E) The recorded
Valley_of_the_Muses
Blind prophet of Apollo
enjoying a "cool plunge in the fair-flowing spring of Hippocrene on Mount Helicon". Pherecydes, in particular, finishes the story with Tiresias's mother
Tiresias
District of ancient Boeotia
is used synonymously with Boeotian. Hence the Muses, who frequented Mount Helicon in Boeotia, are referred to as Aonides and Aoniae Sorores. The English
Aonia
Muse in Greek mythology
Greek: Ἀοιδή, lit. 'Song') was thought to be one of the three Muses at Mount Helicon, alongside Mneme and Melete. He writes that the Macedonian Pierus replaced
Aoede
Ancient stream in Greece that flowed from Mount Helicon into Lake Copais
Permessus or Permessos (Ancient Greek: Περμησσός) was a stream rising in Mount Helicon, which, after uniting with the Olmeius, flowed into Lake Copais near
Permessus
Muse in Greek mythology
Greek: Μνήμη, lit. 'Memory') was thought to be one of the three Muses at Mount Helicon, alongside Aoede and Melete. He writes that the Macedonian Pierus replaced
Mneme
1980 film by Robert Greenwald
roller skating into the Muses' mural. Inside the realm of the gods on Mount Helicon, Sonny pleads with Kira's father Zeus to allow Kira to return to Earth
Xanadu_(film)
Muse of music (Greek mythology)
on Helicon which flowed from the ground after Pegasus, the winged horse, stamped his hooves on the ground. The mountain spring Cassotis on Mount Parnassus
Euterpe
Hellenistic sculptor of the Venus de Milo
commission. According to inscriptions at the ancient city of Thespiae near Mount Helicon in Greece, he was a winner in contests for composing and singing. The
Alexandros_of_Antioch
River in Greece
Olmeius or Olmeios (Ancient Greek: Ὀλμειός) was a stream rising in Mount Helicon, which, after uniting with the Permessus, flowed into Lake Copais near
Olmeius
Ancient Greek book (2nd c. CE)
Aulis, the wild strawberries at Mount Helicon, the olive oil in Tithorea, as well as the "white blackbirds" of Mount Kyllini (Cyllene) and the tortoises
Description_of_Greece
Νῦσα), or Nysae or Nysai (Νῦσαι), was a village in ancient Boeotia on Mount Helicon. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Strabo. Geographica. Vol
Nysa_(Boeotia)
Impact crater in the Eastern United States of America
(Moore County, North Carolina), with 4 sedimentary beds, denominated Mount Helicon Formation, containing ejecta, lapilli, tsunami deposits and even black-carbon
Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater
Musical instrument in the tuba family
band and a mounted band.[citation needed] It is used by Ed Neuhauser of the traditional folk band Bellowhead. The range of the B♭ helicon is two octaves
Helicon_(instrument)
Greek anti-Ottoman highwayman and insurgent
poetic song composed by Corinna pertaining to a contest between Mount Helicon and Mount Cithaeron). The famous Greek dish klephtiko (or kleftiko), a dish
Klepht
Thebes' victory against Sparta in 371 BC
Boeotia along the northern side of Mount Helicon, the Spartans instead marched over the hills to the south of Helicon, and then proceeded to Leuctra, where
Battle_of_Leuctra
Word describing a singer in classical Greece
Hesiod describes how the Muses visited him while he tended his sheep on Mount Helicon and granted him this inspiration, permitting him to sing of the future
Aoidos
Painting by Andrea Mantegna
of Mount Helicon, which can be seen in the background. The Muses danced traditionally in wood of this mount, and thus the traditional naming of Mount Parnassus
Parnassus_(Mantegna)
Painting by Joos de Momper
Ovid's Metamorphoses, which tells of Minerva visiting the muses on Mount Helicon, to listen to their song and see the Hippocrene. In the painting, the
Minerva's_Visit_to_the_Muses
Legendary musician in Greek mythology
parentage here was described as the son of Urania and Amphimarus) and near Mount Helicon his image stood in a hollow rock, formed in the shape of a grotto. Every
Linus_of_Thrace
Community in Greece
a village in Boeotia, Greece. It is situated at the western end of Mount Helicon, the mythical mountain of the Muses, at 450 m elevation. The 10th century
Steiri
Byzantine saint
founded the Monastery of Hosios Loukas (Venerable Luke) on the slopes of Mount Helicon, between Delphi and Levadia, near the coast of the Gulf of Corinth in
Luke_of_Steiris
Battle during the expansion of Macedonia
unknown. Philip was presumably prevented from entering Boeotia by way of Mount Helicon, as the Spartans had done in the run-up to the Battle of Leuctra, or
Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)
Giants from Greek mythology
believed to have been the first of all men who worshiped the Muses on Mount Helicon, and to have consecrated this mountain to them; but they worshiped only
Aloadae
French painter, draughtsman and etcher (d. 1682)
7/16 in. (71.2 x 95.1 cm), Clark Art Institute Apollo and the Muses on Mount Helicon (1680) - Oil on canvas 99.7 x 136.5 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Claude_Lorrain
a prisoner of Erasmus Fry after he found her bathing in a stream on Mount Helicon. He raped her for inspiration. By 1986, Fry gave Calliope to struggling
List of The Sandman characters
List_of_The_Sandman_characters
Latin epic poem by Silius Italicus (c. 80s AD)
Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 95. "Helicon" refers to Mount Helicon, in Greek mythology the traditional home of the Muses. Martial
Punica_(poem)
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
"mover of the earth and barren sea, god of the deep who is also lord of Mount Helicon and wide Aegae", and specifies his twofold nature as an Olympian: "a
Poseidon
City in Boeotia, Greece
according to Palaima, *Tʰēgʷai was able to pull resources from Lamos near Mount Helicon, and from Karystos and Amarynthos on the Greek side of the isle of Euboia
Thebes,_Greece
Ancient Greek goddess
Callimachus in his Hymn 5 begins with Athena bathing in a spring on Mount Helicon at midday with one of her favourite companions, the nymph Chariclo.
Athena
Study of museums
Vol. 5. Museum Worlds. p. 8. Van Mensch, Peter (1995). "Magpies on Mount Helicon. Museum and Community". ICOFOM Study Series. 25: 133–138. Sánchez Laws
Museology
Water deity
threw herself into a fountain at Delphi, at the base of Mount Parnassus, or at Mount Helicon, which took her name thereafter. Castalia then became the
Castalia
Town in Boeotia, Greece
western frontier of ancient Boeotia, described by Strabo as lying between Mount Helicon and Chaeroneia. The ancient town was situated at the foot of a precipitous
Livadeia
Species of flowering plant
35–65 centimetres tall. Endemic to Greece, it grows primarily on Mount Parnassus and Mount Helicon at elevations of 800–1300 metres, typically in forest clearings
Paeonia_parnassica
situated at a short distance from the sea, under the southern side of Mount Helicon, bordering upon the confines of Thespiae and Coroneia. Thisbe is mentioned
Thisbe_(Boeotia)
Town in Boeotia, Greece
population is 3,644. Distomo is situated in the western foothills of Mount Helicon, at about 450 m elevation. It is 5 km north of the Gulf of Corinth coast
Distomo
City in ancient Boeotia
Boeotian League. It is described by Strabo as situated upon a height near Mount Helicon; its territory was called Κορωνειακή. The town stood upon an insulated
Coroneia_(Boeotia)
Musical compositions from Ancient Greece
on the Muses (goddesses of music and dance) to leave their home on Mount Helicon and to join in the song in honour of Apollo. This part has been translated
Delphic_Hymns
Ancient Greek poet
surviving fragment of Corinna's poetry, on the contest between Mount Cithaeron and Mount Helicon, seems also to have been influenced by Hesiod, who also wrote
Corinna
Polis in ancient Boeotia, Greece
point in the Archaic period. Situated in a plateau in the region of Mount Helicon in the southeast of Boeotia, it was between Thisbe and Coroneia, near
Hippotae
1801 painting by Jean Broc
concerts of the Muses; at times he lives with them on Mount Parnassus, or Mount Helicon, or Mount Pieris, or on the banks of the Permesse and the Hypocrène;
The_Death_of_Hyacinthos
Ancient Greek poem by Callimachus
dream in which, as a young man, he was transported by the Muses to Mount Helicon in Boeotia. In a variation on a famous scene from Hesiod's Theogony
Aetia_(Callimachus)
Topics referred to by the same term
archaeological site in Cilicia, Turkey Lamos, a small river on the summit of Mount Helicon according to Pausanias Lamos, a son fathered on Omphale by Heracles
Lamos
Name of the Muses in Greek mythology
startled, struck a rock with his hoof, creating the spring Hippocrene on Mount Helicon. The name pegasides (plural form of the Greek feminine adjective pegasis)
Pegasides
Generic term for medieval pageants celebrated in the Low Countries
had occurred in the preceding year; a combination of Mount Parnassus with Apollo and of Mount Helicon with the Nine Muses and Pegasus; the float of the Virgins
Ommegang
plant name Commelinales Heliconiaceae Heliconia L Latin name, from Mount Helicon Zingiberales St Helwingiaceae Helwingia P Georg Andreas Helwing (1666–1748)
List of plant family names with etymologies
List_of_plant_family_names_with_etymologies
Son of Heracles in Greek mythology
Pausanias reports seeing an image of Telephus suckled by a deer on Mount Helicon in Boeotia. Representations showing Heracles finding Telephus with a
Telephus
3rd-century BCE Greek poet, scholar and librarian
dream in which, as a young man, he was transported by the Muses to Mount Helicon in Boeotia. The young poet interrogates the goddesses about the origins
Callimachus
City in Missouri, United States
established in present-day Sullivan, the local postmaster named the place "Mount Helicon". This short-lived name was after an actual mountain in Greece that
Sullivan,_Missouri
1650 work by Athanasius Kircher
the last part of the final word. The echo rebounds from the side of Mount Helicon, where Pegasus strikes the rock with his hoof, bringing forth the stream
Musurgia_Universalis
Ancient Greek mythological figure
associated with it. The spring is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of Mount Helicon, and was associated with the Muses who were sometimes called Aganippides
Aganippe_(naiad)
Ancient mountain of Boeotia, Greece
Coroneia, maybe regarded as the furthest offshoot of Mount Helicon, with which it is connected using Mount Leibethrium. At the foot of the hill was the small
Tilphossium
Group of sisters from Greek mythology
Muses sang, heaven, the stars, the sea and rivers stood still, while Mount Helicon, beguiled by the pleasure of it all, swelled skywards tilI, by the will
Pierides_(mythology)
Genus of plants
from the Greek word Ἑλικώνιος Helikṓnios from Ἑλικών Helikṓn after Mount Helicon in Boeotia, central Greece. Species accepted by Kew Botanic Gardens
Heliconia
Play by Ben Jonson
make reparation and to purify themselves by bathing in the spring at Mount Helicon. The figure of Actaeon in the play may represent Robert Devereux, 2nd
Cynthia's_Revels
British Gothic novelist, and poet
uncertain. King's first publication was a collection of poetry, Trifles of Helicon (1798), co-authored with her sister Charlotte. In the dedication, they
Sophia_King_(writer)
Monastery in Boeotia, Greece
monastery of Hosios Loukas is situated at a scenic site on the slopes of Mount Helicon. It was founded in the early 10th century AD by the hermit, Venerable
Hosios_Loukas
Period of Byzantine art
being the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas, situated in the foothills of Mount Helicon west of Thebes, Nea Moni, located on the island of Chios, and the Church
Macedonian_art_(Byzantine)
Pastoral poem by Virgil
for their brother; how the poet Gallus was greeted by the Muses on Mount Helicon, where the singer Linus presented him with the Muses' panpipes and bade
Eclogue_6
Town of ancient Boeotia, Greece
the hill of Mazi; the eastern, called the Kefalári, has its origin in Mount Helicon. Near the left bank of this stream, at a distance of 500 yards (480
Haliartus
Greek and Roman mythological creature
Leibethrides Mounts Helicon and Leibethrios in Boeotia; or Mount Leibethros in Thrace) • Libethrias • Petra Lelegeides Lycia, Anatolia Lycaean Nymphs Mount Lycaeus
Nymph
1402-3 poem by Christine de Pizan
from the Ovide, focusing on the purity of the water (which flows from Mount Helicon, presided over by Apollo, and thus a site of male authority), the image
Le livre du chemin de long estude
Le_livre_du_chemin_de_long_estude
Bay within the Gulf of Corinth in Greece
Geraneia to the south, Pateras to the east, Cithaeron to the northeast and Mount Helicon to the north. Beaches include Mikra Strava, Strava, Mavrolimni, Kato
Alkyonides_Gulf
1958 poetry translation by Mary Barnard
Translation. University of California Press. Barnard, Mary (1984). Assault on Mount Helicon: A Literary Memoir. University of California Press. Barnard, Mary; Barnsley
Sappho:_A_New_Translation
Fragment of a poem by Corinna
singing competition between two mountains, Cithaeron and Helicon, which was apparently won by Mount Cithaeron. Twenty-three lines of the poem are relatively
Contest of Cithaeron and Helicon
Contest_of_Cithaeron_and_Helicon
Fragmentary Ancient Greek epic poem
Hesiod. Pausanias reports, however, that the Boeotians living around Mount Helicon during his day believed that the only genuine Hesiodic poem was the
Catalogue_of_Women
Αροανία Mount Aroania, aka Chelmos Βεργίνα Mount Vergina Γερανεία Mount Geraneia Δίβρη Mount Divri, Greece Δίρφυς Mount Dirphys Έλικον, -κο Mount Helicon Ζήρια
Greek_names_of_mountains
Apollo transformed into a fountain at Delphi, at the base of Mount Parnassos, or at Mount Helicon. Castalia could inspire the genius of poetry to those who
List of works by Eugène Guillaume
List_of_works_by_Eugène_Guillaume
Early attempts at describing the surface of Mars
Hippocrene Fons /ˌhɪpəˈkriːniː ˈfɒnz/ "Fountain of Hippocrene", near Mount Helicon Hipponitis Palus Horarum Promontorium /hɒˈrɛərəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔːriəm/ "Cape
Classical albedo features on Mars
Classical_albedo_features_on_Mars
Town of ancient Boeotia
Coroneia. The night before the capture of Hippotae, a voice coming from Mount Helicon had repeatedly been heard at the town; it would utter "I'm here", and
Glisas
American poet (1909–2001)
of My Tribe (1988, memoir in verse) Barnard, Mary (1984). Assault on Mount Helicon: A Literary Memoir. Barnsley, Sarah (2013). Mary Barnard, American Imagist
Mary_Barnard
Species of flowering plant
English, Spanish and German:[1] The genus name Heliconia is named after Mount Helicon in southern Greece, regarded as the home of the Muses. The species name
Heliconia_aurantiaca
of the leaves) Araceae Alismatales St G Heliconia Latin name, from Mount Helicon Heliconiaceae Zingiberales St G Helictotrichon twisted hair Poaceae
List of plant genus names with etymologies (D–K)
List_of_plant_genus_names_with_etymologies_(D–K)
The name Heliconia indica invokes two locations: Heliconia refers to Mount Helicon, and indica means 'from India'.
List of Latin place names used as specific names
List_of_Latin_place_names_used_as_specific_names
Canadian non-profit association
Club was born with Mary Smart as its first president. It was named for Mount Helicon, the mythical abode of the Muses. The founding members were professionals
Heliconian_Club
Verse of the classic meter
ō Hymēn Hymenaee. – u – u u – u – (4x) – u – u u – – "Cultivator of Mount Helicon, son of Urania, you who seize a tender virgin for a husband, o Hymenaeus
Glyconic
Hurdle horse race in Ireland
(2005), Sword Of Destiny (2011) John Cullen - Premier Victory (2009), Mount Helicon (2010) Paul Townend - Robin de Carlow (2018), Darrens Hope (2020) Jack
Cork_E.B.F._Novice_Hurdle
Prototype spacecraft propulsion engine
The helicon double-layer thruster is a prototype electric spacecraft propulsion. It was created by Australian scientist Christine Charles, based on a
Helicon_double-layer_thruster
A Muse with Kithara on Mount Mount Helicon, Achilles Painter (at 440-430 BC), State collections of antiquities Munich, Germany
Delphic Games of the modern era
Delphic_Games_of_the_modern_era
Italian Baroque poet (1582–1648)
where the semi-autobiographical poet-shepherd Clizio is welcomed on Mount Helicon by Apollo and the Muses. The work caught the imagination of Giambattista
Giovanni_Vincenzo_Imperiale
Coroneia. The night before the capture of Hippotae, a voice coming from Mount Helicon had repeatedly been heard at the town; it would utter "I'm here", and
Phocus_(father_of_Callirhoe)
Port of ancient Boeotia
Manuel Guzmán Hermida, place it near Opus and on the sea, in the area of Mount Helicon. In the year 346 BCE, it was destroyed by the Thebans, its walls demolished
Corseae
Mothax Motya Charioteer Mount Helicon Mount Ida Mount Kyllini Mount Lykaion Mount Oeta Mount Olympus Mount Parthenion Mount Pentelicus Mourning Athena
Index of ancient Greece-related articles
Index_of_ancient_Greece-related_articles
family) Heliconia comes from a Latin plant name (an apparent reference to Mount Helicon). 1 genus, in the tropical Americas and Oceania These are large non-woody
List_of_commelinid_families
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