1. parnassian - Noun
2. parnassian - Adjective
Of or pertaining to Parnassus.
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is so hard to forget what it is worse than useless to remember! If I am to be a thoroughfare, I prefer that it be of the mountain-brooks, the Parnassian streams, and not the town-sewers. Henry David Thoreau