Dante, Divina Commedia (Par Canto XV Line 25–27) Therefore a firm belief has made its way, even to the Barbarians, that here is the Elysian Field and the abode of the blessed, of which Homer sang. For the north and east winds which blow out from our part of the world plunge into fathomless space, and, owing to the distance, dissipate themselves and lose their power before they reach the islands while the south and west winds that envelope the islands sometimes bring in their train soft and intermittent showers, but for the most part cool them with moist breezes and gently nourish the soil. Moreover, an air that is salubrious, owing to the climate and the moderate changes in the seasons, prevails on the islands. They enjoy moderate rains at long intervals, and winds which for the most part are soft and precipitate dews, so that the islands not only have a rich soil which is excellent for plowing and planting, but also produce a natural fruit that is plentiful and wholesome enough to feed, without toil or trouble, a leisured folk. These are two in number, separated by a very narrow strait they are ten thousand furlongs distant from Africa, and are called the Islands of the Blest. In the Greek historian Plutarch's Life of Sertorius, Elysium is described as: "The Isle of the Blessed" is also featured in the 2nd-century comedic novel A True Story by Lucian of Samosata. The ruler of Elysium varies from author to author: Pindar and Hesiod name Cronus as the ruler, while the poet Homer in the Odyssey describes fair-haired Rhadamanthus dwelling there. The Isles of the Blessed would be reduced to a single island by the Theban poet Pindar, describing it as having shady parks, with residents indulging in athletic and musical pastimes. In the time of the Greek poet Hesiod, Elysium would also be known as the " Fortunate Isles", or the "Isles (or Islands) of the Blessed", located in the western ocean at the end of the earth. The Elysian Fields were, according to Homer, located on the western edge of the Earth by the stream of Okeanos. They would remain at the Elysian Fields after death, to live a blessed and happy afterlife, and indulge in whatever enjoyment they had enjoyed in life. Later, the conception of who could enter was expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic. Only mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted past the river Styx. It was initially separated from the Greek underworld-the realm of Hades. The ruler of Elysium varies from author to author: Pindar and Hesiod name Cronus as the ruler, while the poet Homer in the Odyssey describes fair-haired Rhadamanthus dwelling there.Goethe's Ankunft im Elysium by Franz NadorpĮlysium, 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. The Isles of the Blessed would be reduced to a single island by the Thebean poet Pindar, describing it as having shady parks, with residents indulging in athletic and musical pastimes In the time of the Greek oral poet Hesiod, Elysium would also be known as the Fortunate Isles or the Isles (or Islands) of the Blessed, located in the western ocean at the end of the earth. Later, it expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic, where they would remain after death, to live a blessed and happy life, and indulging in whatever employment they had enjoyed in life. Initially separate from the realm of Hades, admission was reserved for mortals related to the gods and other heroes. Obviously, only good things.Įlysium or the Elysian Fields is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. Technically, there were no rulers since anyone could do whatever they want. It was originally ruled by either Zeus, Hades, their father or no-one. Elysium is an island in Greek Mythology, centred in the Underworld.
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