Elysian Fields

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)

1. (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.

2. (idiomatic) A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.

Translations

home of the blessed after death in Greek and Roman mythology — see also Elysium

• Armenian: Ելիսեյան մարգագետիններ (Eliseyan margagetinner)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 至福樂土 / 至福乐土 (Zhìfú Yuètǔ)

• French: Champs-Élysées (fr) m pl
• Galician: Campos Elisios m pl
• Georgian: ელისეს მინდვრები (elises mindvrebi)
• Greek: Ηλύσια Πεδία n pl (Ilýsia Pedía)

  Ancient Greek: Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον n (Ēlúsion Pedíon)

• Italian: Campi Elisi
• Latin: Campī Ēlysiī m pl, Ēlysiī Campī m pl, Ēlysiī m pl
• Polish: Pola Elizejskie (pl) nvir pl
• Russian: Елисе́йские поля́ n pl (Jeliséjskije poljá)

paradise

• Swedish: Elyseiska fälten n pl

Further reading

• Elysium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia