Helicon, A mountaine of Bœotia, dedicated to the Muses.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Hĕlĭcon, ōnis, m., = *(elikw/n, a mountain in Bœotia, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, now Zagará, Plin. 4, 3, 4, 8; 4, 7, 12, 25; Ov. M. 2, 219; 5, 254; 663; id. F. 4, 193; Verg. A. 7, 641; 10, 163 al.—II. Derivv. A. Hĕlĭcōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Helicon, Heliconian: collis, i. e.
Helicon
, Cat. 61, 1: Tempe,
a beautiful valley on Mount Helicon
, Ov. Am. 1, 1, 15: mella, Claud. Laud. Ser. 10: Naïs, id. Epigr. 5.—B. Hĕlĭcōnĭădes, um, f., the Heliconians, a poet. designation of the Muses, Lucr. 3, 1037.—C. Hĕlĭcōnis, ĭdis. f.adj., Heliconian: silva, Stat. S. 4, 4, 90.—In plur. subst.: Hĕlĭcōnĭdes, um, i. q. Heliconiades, the Muses, Pers. prooem. 4.