ALL meanings of helicon
hel·i·con
H h - noun helicon A large spiral bass tuba played encircling the player’s head and resting on the shoulder. 1
- noun helicon a mountain in S central Greece. 5738 feet (1749 meters): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses. 1
- noun helicon a bass tuba made to coil over the shoulder of a band musician 0
- noun helicon a mountain in Greece, in Boeotia: location of the springs of Hippocrene and Aganippe, believed by the Ancient Greeks to be the source of poetic inspiration and the home of the Muses. Height: 1749 m (5738 ft) 0
- noun helicon mountain group in SC Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth: in Greek mythology, the home of the Muses; highest peak, 5,735 ft (1,748 m) 0
- noun helicon a brass instrument of the tuba family, consisting of a long, coiled tube that can be carried over the shoulder 0