Elysium
proper noun
- underworld in the mythological concept
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪz.i.əm/ / /ɪˈlɪʒ.i.əm/ / /ɪˈli.ʒi.əm/
name
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον) (Ēlŭ́sĭon (Pedĭ́on)).
- The home of the blessed after death.
- A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
“Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.”
- A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.