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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.
a state of great happiness: Everything was perfect. She was in Elysium. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pleasure and happiness. abandon. afterglow. beatitude. bed.
The meaning of ELYSIUM is the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology. Did you know?
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Elysium definition: the abode of the blessed after death.. See examples of ELYSIUM used in a sentence.
10 gen 2024 · Elysium (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The home of the blessed after death. A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
Elysium is also known as the Elysian Fields, not to be confused with Elysian Fields, New Jersey, where the first organized baseball game is believed to have taken place, or Elysian Fields, Texas, or the song of the same name by thrash metal band Megadeth.
