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Elysian Fields
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synonyms: Elysian Fields, ~Valhalla ???
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Definition:a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. Initially separate from the realm of Hades, admission was reserved for mortals related to the gods and other heroes. 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.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike---n. An imaginary delightful country which the ancients foolishly believed to be inhabited by the spirits of the good. This ridiculous and mischievous fable was swept off the face of the earth by the early Christians—may their souls be happy in Heaven!Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary
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also written Elysium
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When Odysseus meets the shade of Achilles in the Elysian Fields and tries to console him, telling him he's a great hero, [...].
Melania G. Mazzucco. Limbo (Virginia Jewiss translation), p.213 (2014)
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One pleasant day in the latter part of eternity, as the Shades of all the great writers were reposing upon beds of asphodel and moly in the Elysian fields, each happy in hearing from the lips of the others nothing but copious quotation from his own works (for so Jove had kindly bedeviled their ears), there came in among them with triumphant mien a Shade whom none knew.
Ambrose Bierce. Fantastic Fables (1899)
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“In such delicious fancies time quickly glides by, and the welcome hour arrives for her entrance into the Elysian world, of which she has had such bright dreams.
Mark Twain. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
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Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights (1847)
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