E•ly•si•um

(ɪˈlɪʒ i əm, ɪˈlɪz-)

n. 1. the abode of the blessed after death in Greek religious belief. 2. paradise (def. 5). [1590–1600; < Latin < Greek Ēlýsion (pedíon) the Elysian (plain)]

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Elysian Fields - (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after deathElysiumHeaven - the abode of God and the angelsGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

Elysian Fields

A place or time of perfect, happy contentment, likened to the paradisiacal afterlife of Greek mythology. After three years living in the big city, barely making any money, I find myself dreaming of the Elysian Fields of my childhood in the Midwest.See also: Elysian, Field

the Elysian Fields

heaven. literary Homer describes the Elysian Fields (called Elysium by Latin writers) as the happy land in which the blessed spirits live in the afterlife.See also: Elysian, Field

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Elysium

(ĭlĭzh`ēəm), in Greek religion and mythology, happy otherworld for heroes favored by the gods. Identified with the Fortunate IslesFortunate Isles
or Isles of the Blest,
in classical and Celtic legend, islands in the Western Ocean. There the souls of favored mortals were received by the gods and lived happily in a paradise.
..... Click the link for more information. or Isles of the Blest, Elysium was situated in the distant west, at the edge of the world. In later tradition and in Vergil, Elysium is a part of the underworld and a pleasant abode for the righteous dead.

Elysian Fields

home of the blessed after death. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 88]See: Heaven

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noun (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death

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