Elysian Fields
English
Etymology
From Elysian, from the Anglicization of Latin Elysium + fields.
Proper noun
Elysian Fields
- (Classical mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death.
- 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Hades”, in The Devil's Dictionary (The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce), New York: The Neale Publishing Company, page 127:
- Indeed, the Elysian Fields themselves were a part of Hades, though they have since been removed to Paris.
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- (idiomatic) A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
Translations
Elysian Fields — See also translations at Elysium
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paradise
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Further reading
Elysium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia