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The name Montparnasse stems from the nickname " Mount Parnassus " ( In Greek mythology, home to the nine Greek goddesses – the Muses – of the arts and sciences ) given to the hilly neighbourhood in the 17th century by students who came there to recite poetry.
* Mount Sutro ( former name Parnassus ), hill in San Francisco, California
The name Parnassus was used to denote the loftiest part of a mountain range in central Greece, a few miles north of Delphi, of which the two summits, in Classical times, were called Tithorea and Lycoreia.
The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaen gulf, and lies in the southwestern foothills of Mount Parnassus.
It is believed that the name of the city derives from the ancient Greek verb αμφιέννυμι ( amfiennymi ), meaning ' surround ', as it is surrounded by the mountains Giona and Parnassus.
The name comes from ancient Greece: evidently the cattle on Mount Parnassus appreciated the plant ; hence it was an " honorary grass ".

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In literature, it is memorable from Byron having adopted its name in The Bride of Abydos.
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He is said to be the most eminent sculptor in Athens after the departure of Phidias for Olympia, but enigmatic in that none of the sculptures associated with his name in classical literature can be securely connected with existing copies.
* The Carnegie Medal for the best children's literature published in the UK was established in his name.
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Some classical rabbinical literature argues that this was the original form of the name and was a reference to the advanced age of Jacob when Benjamin was born.
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In Rabbinic literature the term Epikoros is used, without a specific reference to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, yet it seems apparent that the term was derived from his name.
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Much romance has gathered around his name, and the tale of his illicit relationship with the Mughal courtesan, Anarkali, has been widely adapted into the literature, art and cinema of India.
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With these computer-driven telescopes, the user typically enters the name of the item of interest and the mechanics of the telescope point the telescope towards that item automatically.
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A person who participates in archery is typically known as an " archer " or " bowman ", and one who is fond of or an expert at archery can be referred to as a " toxophilite ".< ref > The noun " toxophilite ", meaning " a lover or devotee of archery, an archer ", is derived from Toxophilus by Roger Ascham —" imaginary proper name invented by Ascham, and hence title of his book ( 1545 ), intended to mean ' lover of the bow '.
If one has to name a famous wizard, the names would typically be Merlin, Gandalf or Harry Potter.
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Explorer name numbers can be found in the NSSDC master catalog, typically assigned to each spacecraft in a mission.
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Mezés ( μεζές ) is a collective name for a variety of small dishes, typically served with wines or anise-flavored liqueurs as ouzo or homemade tsipouro.
King Philip I, named by his Kievan mother with a typically Eastern European name, was no more fortunate than his predecessor although the kingdom did enjoy a modest recovery during his extraordinarily long reign ( 1060 – 1108 ).
Although residents of most U. S. states typically adopt a derivative of the state name, e. g., " Indianan " or " Indianian ", natives of Indiana do not tend to use these derivatives.
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