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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.
noun
- 1. a place or state of perfect happiness.
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Elysium, otherwise known as the Elysian Fields 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. It was initially separated from the Greek underworld – the realm of Hades. Only mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted past the river Styx. Later, the conception of who could... Wikipedia