prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr. "Elikw`n.] A mountain in Bœotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses. [1913 Webster]

From Helicon's harmonious springs
A thousand rills their mazy progress take. Gray. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. See Helicon. ] (Zool.) One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Heliconius. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Helicon. “Heliconian honey.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius. [ 1913 Webster ]