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:"This is Illyria, lady." VIOLA: "And what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium." - — William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
1 Greek Elysian Fields
In Greek mythology, Elysium was a section of the Underworld (the spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the Greek word Elysion). The Elysian fields were the final resting place of the souls of the virtuous. In Homeric mythology the Elysian Fields lay on the western margin of the earth, by the encircling stream of Oceanus, and there the mortal relatives of the king of the gods were transported, without tasting death, to enjoy an immortality of bliss ( Odyssey book iv: 563). Hesiod refers to the Isles of the Blessed (makarôn nêsoi) in the Western (Atlantic) Ocean ( Works and Days ). Pindar makes it a single Isle.
2 Virgilian Elysium
Amongst the poets to interpret Elysium is Virgil, who describes an encounter there between Aeneas and his father Anchises. Virgil's Elysium knows perpetual spring and shady groves, with its own sun and lit by its own stars solemque suum, sua sidera norunt (Aeneid book vi:541).
3 "Geographical" Elysian Fields
In the Renaissance, the heroic population of the Elysian Fields tended to outshine its formerly dreary pagan reputation; the Elysian Fields borrowed some of the bright allure of paradiseParadise is a Persian loanword into English (from the Persian word Pardis . This word has the following usages in English: the ideal heavenly place which was once embodied by the Garden of Eden. the heaven of bliss which, in some religions, awaits the bes. In ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to, the Champs-ÉlyséesArc de Triomphe The Champs-Elysees (pronounced /zelize/, IPA; /SA~ ze. e/, X-SAMPA; literally the " Elysian fields") is a broad avenue in the French capital Paris. With its cinemas, cafes, and luxury specialty shops, the Champs-Elysees is one of the most retain their name of the Elysian Fields, first applied in the late 16th century15th century 16th century 17th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. Events Beginning of the " Little Ice Age" a cooling period that resulted in lower crop yi to a formerly rural outlier beyond the formal parterreA parterre is a construction consisting of a flower garden and planting beds. The paths of a parterre garden are arranged to form a pleasing pattern. The word comes from the French language where it is used in the same sense but also has several other mea gardens behind the royal French palace of the Tuileries.
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4 "Poetical" Elysium
After the Renaissance, as popular poets became less influenced by reading Greek and Latin literature, and images of Valhalla entered the popular European imagination, an even cheerier Elysium evolved for some poets. Sometimes it is imagined as a place where heroes have continued their interests from their lives. Others suppose it is a location filled with feasting, sport, song, and all kinds of amusement. (Examples of this other picture of Elysium are needed here, if available)
