Elysian fields

The Elysian Fields were the Greeks own version of Heaven, but their concept of paradise might be a lot different than you would expect!

Elysium - Elysian Fields - Crystalinks (The Heavenly aspect of the Underworld in Hades)

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Elysian Fields/ New York NY

On a crisp fall day in Brooklyn, Jennifer Charles, wrapped in a swath of black fabric, cradles a cup of lavender tea. Amongst the trees and vegetation, one could easily mistake the backyard oasis for…

VISION OF AENEAS IN THE ELYSIAN FIELDS, Sebastian Conca, c.1735-40

“There is no need to die,” He stretched his long legs And sighed, “To experience bliss In the here In the now. We need only Allow.” She leaned back And exhaled What s…

ELYSIA came from the word elysian fields which is known as the concept of afterlife, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the pure. So it's easy to see how the word came to mean any place or state of bliss or delight.