Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Meru

A fabulous mountain in the centre of the world, 80,000 leagues high, the abode of Vishnu, and a perfect paradise. It may be termed the Indian Olympos.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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