Helicon or Helikon may refer to
Mount Helicon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικών; Modern Greek: Ελικώνας) is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, celebrated in Greek mythology. With an elevation of 1,749 metres (5,738 ft), it is located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth.
In Greek mythology, two springs sacred to the Muses were located here: the Aganippe and the Hippocrene, both of which bear "horse" (ἵππος hippos) in their names. In a related myth, 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 Mt. Helicon too was the spring where Narcissus was inspired by his own beauty.
In his Aitia, Callimachus recounts his dream in which he was young once more and conversed with the Muses on Helicon. There had been a temple built on Helicon in their honor which contained statues of these Muses, and in his Metamorphoses the Roman poet Ovid writes of Minerva visiting the muses on Mount Helicon.
Helicon (also transliterated Helikon) was a river of the Macedonian city Dion.
Helicon was briefly mentioned in some stories of Orpheus. After he was killed by some of Dionysus' followers, the women tried to wash their hands clean of the blood spilt. The river sank itself so as not to become tainted with the murdered man's blood.
Mountain of wisdom,
Of music and light
Muse of all vision,
Grant us the Waters of Life
Seeking the mountain,
Apollo's sacred realm,
Where the Muses dwell,
Inside the Crystal Well
Forest that echos,
Songs of the brave
Chidren of Delos,
Guarding the mystical gate
Magik the knowledge,
Of the ancient gods
I must carry on,
Seeking Helicon
I've crossed many wastelands,
And sailed to all shores,
In search of the mountain,
Written in ancient lore
And the in my dreaming,
The Lady came unto me,
To show me destiny,
The path I was to lead
Then came the logic,
Truth of all life
The gateways of Magik,
Are centered inside the mind
Power and wisdom,
Knowledge and eight fold law,
The music of the gods,
Lives on Helicon
The Veils of Existence,
Gateway to the sphere
Triad of justice,
A riddle sung to the ear
Darkness and Chaos,
Bow before thy might
Blessed be the light,
That burns away the night
Pegasis flying,
Across emerald skies
Warrior-Bards fighting,
To open the gates of the mind
An inner existence,
Posessed by us all,
Who fight till the fall,
Here on Helicon
War at the Gates
Guardians of light,
Defend The Fates,