Liakoura

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Liákoura

(ˈljakura)
n
(Placename) a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for (Mount) Parnassus
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Noun1.Liákoura - (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses livedLiakoura - (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus"
Mount Parnassus, Parnassus
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
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