Elysean
/ɪˈlɪziən/noun
Relating to Elysium or resembling a paradise of perfect happiness.
Did you know?Elysean is a less common variant of Elysian, referring to Elysium—the Greek afterlife realm where exceptional souls were said to dwell in eternal bliss.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἠλύσιον (Ēlýsion)
“Elysium, the abode or blessed fields of the heroic dead”
Classical Greek
Greek
Ἠλύσιον πεδίον (Ēlýsion pedíon)
“Elysian plain or field, a paradisiacal realm beyond ordinary mortal life”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Elysium
“Elysium, the blessed afterlife of the virtuous and heroic”
14th Century
English
Elysium
“A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise”
17th Century
English
Elysian
“Of or relating to Elysium; blissful or paradisiacal”
Modern English
English
Elysean
“A rare variant spelling of Elysian, meaning heavenly or paradisiacal”
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