Mount Helicon is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, celebrated in Greek mythology. With an altitude of 1,749 metres, it is located approximately 10 kilometres from the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth.

What is Helicon Greek mythology?

In Greek mythology, Helicon was the site of two springs sacred to the Muses, the Aganippe and the Hippocrene. The mountain is located near the Gulf of Corinth and rises to an elevation of 1,749 meters (5,738 ft).

What does Helicon mean in literature?

Helicon in British English

(ˈhɛlɪkən ) noun. a mountain in Greece, in Boeotia: location of the springs of Hippocrene and Aganippe, believed by the Ancient Greeks to be the source of poetic inspiration and the home of the Muses.