In the Homeric mythology the Elysian Fields lay on the western margin of the earth, by the stream of Oceanus, and to them the mortal relatives of the king of the gods were transported, without tasting of death, to enjoy an immortality of bliss 1 In the time of Hesiod, the Elysian Plains had become the Isles of the Blessed (μακάρων νῆσοι) in the Western Ocean 2 Pindar, who has left a glowing description of Elysium, appears to reduce the number of these happy islands to oneElysian Fields The abode of the blessed dead People who lead righteous, generous lives dwell in the Elysian Fields when they die;The Classical Weekly (1932), pp Homeric Cosmogony Stock Image E056 0084 Science Photo Library Elysian fields greek mythology
