According to traditions, which mountain above Delphi was regarded as the site of the water deity Castalia and home of the Muses?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Mount Parnassus
- Step 1: According to some traditions, Parnassus was the site of the water deity Castalia and her spring, as well as the home of the Muses; according to other traditions, however, that honor fell to Mount Helicon, another mountain in the same range. Answer: Mount Parnassus. Why not the others: "Mount Olympus" was the mythological seat of the Twelve Olympians in northern Thessaly; "Mount Cithaeron" was a mountain between Attica and Boeotia sacred to Dionysus; "Mount Taygetus" is located in the southern Peloponnese overlooking Sparta.
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