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blessed/elysian, fields, death and the afterlife, isles of the Eidinow and Kindt (2015) 400, 401, 554, 557, 562
elysian, field Gazis and Hooper (2021) 27, 28, 29
Schibli (2002) 316
Wolfsdorf (2020) 552, 553, 596
elysian, field, elysium Finkelberg (2019) 175
elysian, fields Meister (2019) 5
Trapp et al (2016) 57
elysian, fields, apocalypse of peter Bremmer (2017) 277
elysian, fields, lucius to dwell in Griffiths (1975) 6, 165, 307

List of validated texts:
13 validated results for "elysian"
1. Hesiod, Works And Days, 115, 122-142, 153-155, 166-173 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysian Field • Elysian Fields • Elysian field • Elysium • death and the afterlife, Isles of the Blessed/Elysian Fields

 Found in books: Eidinow and Kindt (2015) 401, 557; Gagné (2020) 232; Meister (2019) 5; Schibli (2002) 316; Waldner et al (2016) 23, 63, 79; Wolfsdorf (2020) 553, 596


115. τέρποντʼ ἐν θαλίῃσι κακῶν ἔκτοσθεν ἁπάντων·'
122. τοὶ μὲν δαίμονες ἁγνοὶ ἐπιχθόνιοι καλέονται 123. ἐσθλοί, ἀλεξίκακοι, φύλακες θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων, 124. οἵ ῥα φυλάσσουσίν τε δίκας καὶ σχέτλια ἔργα 125. ἠέρα ἑσσάμενοι πάντη φοιτῶντες ἐπʼ αἶαν, 126. πλουτοδόται· καὶ τοῦτο γέρας βασιλήιον ἔσχον—, 127. δεύτερον αὖτε γένος πολὺ χειρότερον μετόπισθεν 128. ἀργύρεον ποίησαν Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντες, 129. χρυσέῳ οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα. 130. ἀλλʼ ἑκατὸν μὲν παῖς ἔτεα παρὰ μητέρι κεδνῇ 131. ἐτρέφετʼ ἀτάλλων, μέγα νήπιος, ᾧ ἐνὶ οἴκῳ. 132. ἀλλʼ ὅτʼ ἄρʼ ἡβήσαι τε καὶ ἥβης μέτρον ἵκοιτο, 133. παυρίδιον ζώεσκον ἐπὶ χρόνον, ἄλγεʼ ἔχοντες 134. ἀφραδίῃς· ὕβριν γὰρ ἀτάσθαλον οὐκ ἐδύναντο 135. ἀλλήλων ἀπέχειν, οὐδʼ ἀθανάτους θεραπεύειν 136. ἤθελον οὐδʼ ἔρδειν μακάρων ἱεροῖς ἐπὶ βωμοῖς, 137. ἣ θέμις ἀνθρώποις κατὰ ἤθεα. τοὺς μὲν ἔπειτα 138. Ζεὺς Κρονίδης ἔκρυψε χολούμενος, οὕνεκα τιμὰς 139. οὐκ ἔδιδον μακάρεσσι θεοῖς, οἳ Ὄλυμπον ἔχουσιν. 140. αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ καὶ τοῦτο γένος κατὰ γαῖʼ ἐκάλυψε,— 141. τοὶ μὲν ὑποχθόνιοι μάκαρες θνητοῖς καλέονται, 142. δεύτεροι, ἀλλʼ ἔμπης τιμὴ καὶ τοῖσιν ὀπηδεῖ—,
153. βῆσαν ἐς εὐρώεντα δόμον κρυεροῦ Αίδαο 154. νώνυμνοι· θάνατος δὲ καὶ ἐκπάγλους περ ἐόντας 155. εἷλε μέλας, λαμπρὸν δʼ ἔλιπον φάος ἠελίοιο.
166. ἔνθʼ ἤτοι τοὺς μὲν θανάτου τέλος ἀμφεκάλυψε, 167. τοῖς δὲ δίχʼ ἀνθρώπων βίοτον καὶ ἤθεʼ ὀπάσσας 168. Ζεὺς Κρονίδης κατένασσε πατὴρ ἐς πείρατα γαίης. 169. Πέμπτον δʼ αὖτις ἔτʼ ἄ λλο γένος θῆκʼ εὐρύοπα Ζεὺς 169. ἀνδρῶν, οἳ γεγάασιν ἐπὶ χθονὶ πουλυβοτείρῃ. 169. τοῖσι δʼ ὁμῶς ν εάτοις τιμὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ. 169. τοῦ γὰρ δεσμὸ ν ἔλυσε πα τὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε. 169. τηλοῦ ἀπʼ ἀθανάτων· τοῖσιν Κρόνος ἐμβασιλεύει. 170. καὶ τοὶ μὲν ναίουσιν ἀκηδέα θυμὸν ἔχοντες 171. ἐν μακάρων νήσοισι παρʼ Ὠκεανὸν βαθυδίνην, 172. ὄλβιοι ἥρωες, τοῖσιν μελιηδέα καρπὸν 173. τρὶς ἔτεος θάλλοντα φέρει ζείδωρος ἄρουρα. '. None
115. Take it to heart. The selfsame ancestry'
122. of health, away from grief, they took delight 123. In plenty, while in death they seemed subdued 124. By sleep. Life-giving earth, of its own right, 125. Would bring forth plenteous fruit. In harmony 126. They lived, with countless flocks of sheep, at ease 127. With all the gods. But when this progeny 128. Was buried underneath the earth – yet these 129. Live on, land-spirits, holy, pure and blessed, 130. Who guard mankind from evil, watching out 131. For all the laws and heinous deeds, while dressed 132. In misty vapour, roaming all about 133. The land, bestowing wealth, this kingly right 134. Being theirs – a second race the Olympians made, 135. A silver one, far worse, unlike, in sight 136. And mind, the golden, for a young child stayed, 137. A large bairn, in his mother’s custody, 138. Just playing inside for a hundred years. 139. But when they all reached their maturity, 140. They lived a vapid life, replete with tears, 141. Through foolishness, unable to forbear 142. To brawl, spurning the gods, refusing, too,
153. In hands, limbs, shoulders, and the arms they plied 154. Were bronze, their houses, too, their tools; they knew 155. of no black iron. Later, when they died
166. And dreadful battles vanquished some of these, 167. While some in Cadmus’ Thebes, while looking for 168. The flocks of Oedipus, found death. The sea 169. Took others as they crossed to Troy fight 170. For fair-tressed Helen. They were screened as well 171. In death. Lord Zeus arranged it that they might 172. Live far from others. Thus they came to dwell, 173. Carefree, among the blessed isles, content '. None
2. Hesiod, Theogony, 950-955 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysian Fields • Elysium

 Found in books: Meister (2019) 5; Waldner et al (2016) 22


950. ἥβην δʼ Ἀλκμήνης καλλισφύρου ἄλκιμος υἱός,'951. ἲς Ἡρακλῆος, τελέσας στονόεντας ἀέθλους, 952. παῖδα Διὸς μεγάλοιο καὶ Ἥρης χρυσοπεδίλου, 953. αἰδοίην θέτʼ ἄκοιτιν ἐν Οὐλύμπῳ νιφόεντι, 954. ὄλβιος, ὃς μέγα ἔργον ἐν ἀθανάτοισιν ἀνύσσας 955. ναίει ἀπήμαντος καὶ ἀγήραος ἤματα πάντα. '. None
950. Sailors and ships as fearfully they blow'951. In every season, making powerle 952. The sailors. Others haunt the limitle 953. And blooming earth, where recklessly they spoil 954. The splendid crops that mortals sweat and toil 955. To cultivate, and cruel agitation '. None
3. Homer, Iliad, 9.412-9.414, 18.117-18.119 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysian Field • Elysian Fields • Elysium • death and the afterlife, Isles of the Blessed/Elysian Fields

 Found in books: Eidinow and Kindt (2015) 400, 554; Meister (2019) 5; Waldner et al (2016) 17, 20, 22; Wolfsdorf (2020) 596


9.412. εἰ μέν κʼ αὖθι μένων Τρώων πόλιν ἀμφιμάχωμαι, 9.413. ὤλετο μέν μοι νόστος, ἀτὰρ κλέος ἄφθιτον ἔσται· 9.414. εἰ δέ κεν οἴκαδʼ ἵκωμι φίλην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν,
18.117. οὐδὲ γὰρ οὐδὲ βίη Ἡρακλῆος φύγε κῆρα, 18.118. ὅς περ φίλτατος ἔσκε Διὶ Κρονίωνι ἄνακτι· 18.119. ἀλλά ἑ μοῖρα δάμασσε καὶ ἀργαλέος χόλος Ἥρης.''. None
9.412. For my mother the goddess, silver-footed Thetis, telleth me that twofold fates are bearing me toward the doom of death: if I abide here and war about the city of the Trojans, then lost is my home-return, but my renown shall be imperishable; but if I return home to my dear native land,
18.117. even on Hector; for my fate, I will accept it whenso Zeus willeth to bring it to pass, and the other immortal gods. For not even the mighty Heracles escaped death, albeit he was most dear to Zeus, son of Cronos, the king, but fate overcame him, and the dread wrath of Hera. 18.119. even on Hector; for my fate, I will accept it whenso Zeus willeth to bring it to pass, and the other immortal gods. For not even the mighty Heracles escaped death, albeit he was most dear to Zeus, son of Cronos, the king, but fate overcame him, and the dread wrath of Hera. ''. None
4. None, None, nan (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysian Field • Elysian Fields • Elysian field • Elysium • death and the afterlife, Isles of the Blessed/Elysian Fields

 Found in books: Eidinow and Kindt (2015) 400, 557; Gee (2020) 22, 280; Schibli (2002) 316; Trapp et al (2016) 57; Waldner et al (2016) 19, 20, 22, 60, 79; Wolfsdorf (2020) 553, 596


5. None, None, nan (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysian Fields • Elysium

 Found in books: Gagné (2020) 232; Trapp et al (2016) 57; Waldner et al (2016) 24, 61, 79


6. None, None, nan (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 290; Verhagen (2022) 290


7. None, None, nan (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 246, 290; Verhagen (2022) 246, 290


8. None, None, nan (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 246; Verhagen (2022) 246


9. None, None, nan (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 300; Verhagen (2022) 300


10. None, None, nan (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 290, 300; Verhagen (2022) 290, 300


11. Vergil, Aeneis, 6.641
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysian Fields • Elysium

 Found in books: Meister (2019) 5; Waldner et al (2016) 79


6.641. purpureo, solemque suum, sua sidera norunt.''. None
6.641. His face and bloody hands, his wounded head ''. None
12. Vergil, Eclogues, 6.1-6.2
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 290; Verhagen (2022) 290


6.1. first my Thalia stooped in sportive mood 6.2. to Syracusan strains, nor blushed within''. None
13. Vergil, Georgics, 2.176, 3.10-3.12
 Tagged with subjects: • Elysium

 Found in books: Augoustakis (2014) 290; Verhagen (2022) 290


2.176. Ascraeumque cano Romana per oppida carmen.
3.10. Primus ego in patriam mecum, modo vita supersit, 3.11. Aonio rediens deducam vertice Musas; 3.12. primus Idumaeas referam tibi, Mantua, palmas,''. None
2.176. Nor Ganges fair, and Hermus thick with gold,
3.10. And Pelops for his ivory shoulder famed, 3.11. Keen charioteer? Needs must a path be tried, 3.12. By which I too may lift me from the dust,''. None



Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.