Helikon

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Helikon is a mountain in Greek mythology, often associated with the Muses and poetic inspiration.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Helicon 3
Helikon canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Greek mythology
mythological mountain
associatedDeity Pegasus
associatedWith Muses
linked to: the Muses

dance
music
poetic inspiration
poetry
category Locations associated with the Muses
Mountains in Greek mythology
contrastedWith Mount Parnassus
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
etymologyRelatedTo Greek word for ‘winding’ or ‘twisted’ (helix)
greekName Ἑλικών
hasCultSite Sanctuary of the Muses
hasCulturalSignificance center of the Muses’ cult in Boeotia
hasFeature Aganippe spring
Hippocrene spring
linked to: Heliconian springs
hasMyth creation of Hippocrene by Pegasus
influencedConcept Helicon as metaphor for poetic art
inspired Hesiod
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Boeotia
locatedNear Thebes
Thespiae
mentionedIn Hesiod’s Theogony
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony

Hesiod’s Works and Days
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
referencedBy Roman poets
later Hellenistic poets
relatedMythicTheme divine patronage of the arts
inspiration from sacred springs
roleInMythology dwelling place of the Muses
site of poetic initiation
sacredTo Apollo
Muses
linked to: the Muses
sourceOf Aganippe
Hippocrene
symbolOf lyric poetry
poetic inspiration
transliteration Helikōn
typeOfPlaceInMyth mountain sanctuary

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ourea hasPart Helikon
Ourea hasMember Helikon
Mount Helicon hasLatinName Helicon
linked to: Helikon
Hari Seldon homeworld Helicon
linked to: Helikon
Hari Seldon homePlanet Helicon
linked to: Helikon
Ida hasSiblings Helikon