Mount Helicon is a mountain in the region of
Thespiai in
Boeotia,
Greece (Kerenyi, 1951, page 172), with an elevation of 1,749 meters (5,735 ft). It is located just off the
Gulf of Corinth.The mountain was made famous in
Greek mythology because two springs sacred to the
Muses were located here: the
Aganippe and the
Hippocrene, both of which bear "horse" (hippos) in their
toponym. This was related to the myth that the Hippocrene spring was created when the winged horse Pegasus aimed his hoof at a rock, striking it with such force that the spring burst from the spot. On Helicon too was the spring where
Narcissus was inspired by his own beauty.
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