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- DictionaryElysium/ɪˈlɪzɪəm/
- 1. the place at the ends of the earth to which certain favoured heroes were conveyed by the gods after death.
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- 1. a place or state of perfect happiness.
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May 24, 2012 · 1. : the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology. 2. : paradise sense 2. Did you know? This word came into Latin from the Greek Elysion. In classical mythology, Elysium, or the Elysian fields, was the home of the blessed after death, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the pure.
Elysium (/ ɪ ˈ l ɪ z i. ə m, ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʒ ə m /), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.
Elysium is a noun that means a state of great happiness or a literary term for a paradise. Learn how to pronounce it, see translations and examples, and find related words and phrases.
noun. Also called E·ly·sian Fields [ ih-, lee, -zh, uh, n , feeldz]. Classical Mythology. the abode of the blessed after death. any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise. an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
Elysium, in Greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent. It probably was retained from Minoan religion. In Homer’s writings the Elysian Plain was a land of perfect happiness at the end of the Earth, on the banks of the Oceanus.
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Elysium is a literary term for a state of great happiness, often used in poetry or fiction. Learn how to say it and see examples of its usage in English and other languages.
noun. a place or condition of ideal happiness. see more. see less. type of: fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place. a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings. noun. (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death.
