Elysian Fields
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English
Etymology
Calque of Latin Campī Ēlysiī, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον (Ēlúsion Pedíon). By surface analysis, Elysian + fields.
Proper noun
the Elysian Fields pl (plural only)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death.
- 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Hades”, in The Devil’s Dictionary, New York, N.Y., Washington, D.C.: The Neale Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 127:
- Indeed, the Elysian Fields themselves were a part of Hades, though they have since been removed to Paris.
- (idiomatic) A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
Translations
home of the blessed after death in Greek and Roman mythology — see also Elysium
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paradise
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