Elysium.pptx

A short presentation about Elysium and some guide questions.

1. ELYSIUM Elysian Fields or Elysian Plains

2. In Greek and Roman mythology, Elysium was the place of rest for the dead who were blessed by the gods. It was also known as the Elysian Fields or the Elysian Plain. 

3. It was initially separated from the  Greek underworld --the realm of  Hades . Only mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted past the river  Styx . Later, the conception of who could enter was expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic. They would remain at the Elysian Fields after death, to live a blessed and happy life, and indulge in whatever employment they had enjoyed in life.

4. F or modern day Christians, the reward for living a good life in general is going to Heaven; for Vikings in Norse mythology it is Valhalla; and for Buddhists it is Nirvana. For ancient Greeks, the best place a mortal or demigod could go would be the Elysian Fields. While the notion of Heaven is a more modern idea, such places were not as black and white in Greek mythology. However, Greeks did have a place where spirits went to when they died, and their deeds while living determined which place their souls went.

5. It is the place of rest for the dead who were blessed by the gods. 2. It is the realm of Hades 3. Reward of living a good life in Buddhists is called? The reward of living a good life in Vikings in Norse is called? The best place a mortal or demigod could go QUESTIONS

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