The New Student's Reference Work/Helicon

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Helicon (hĕl′ĭ-kŏn), a mountain-range situated in the southwest of Bœotia. In ancient Greece it was the fabled resort of the Muses. The poet Hesiod lived at its foot, and on its slopes were the two fountains whose waters were held to give inspiration to the poet.