parnassian

adjective1

1. •
   Of, relating to, or designating papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae, consisting of the apollo butterflies.

noun1

1. •
   A papilionid butterfly of the holarctic alpine genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae; an apollo butterfly.

adjective3

1. •
   Of or relating to Parnassus, as the source of literary (especially poetic) inspiration; (hence) of or belonging to poetry.
2. •
   (historical) Of or relating to the Parnassianism movement of French poetry in the years 1850 to 1900, whose adherents rejected Romanticism and instead favored classicism with its formal structure and emotional detachment.

   • The Parnassian theory of art is mere imbecility. — 1895
3. •
   Of or relating to a style of poetry or language which can only be created by poets, but not in the language of inspiration.

   • […] at last, — this is the point to be marked, - they can see things in this Parnassian way and describe them in this Parnassian tongue, without further effort of inspiration. — 1864

noun2

1. •
   A French poet of the Parnassianism movement.
2. •
   (rare) A poet.