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- DictionaryE·ly·si·um/iˈliZHēəm/
- 1. the place at the ends of the earth to which certain favored heroes were conveyed by the gods after death.
noun
- 1. a place or state of perfect happiness.
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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 refers to the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology, or any place or state of perfect happiness. It can also be a name of a region on Mars. See origin, synonyms, and usage examples of Elysium.
Elysium is a literary term for a state of great happiness or a paradise. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples and find translations in different languages.
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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Definitions of Elysium. noun. a place or condition of ideal happiness. see more. noun. (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death. synonyms: Elysian Fields.
Elysium is a noun that means the dwelling place of virtuous people after death, or any place or condition of ideal bliss or complete happiness. It is also an adjective that means blissful or euphoric.
