Elysion
Padang Elysion (Bahasa Yunani Kuno: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon, Latin: Elysium) ialah suatu alam dipercayai berupa kayangan dalam mitologi Yunani di mana manusia terpilih dewa-dewi kerana keberanian atau kejujuran mereka akan kekal hidup bahagia dan selesa selepas ajal mereka.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Rujukan
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ^ Peck, Harry Thurston (1897). Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities, Volume 1. New York: Harper. m/s. 588, 589.
- ^ Sacks, David (1997). A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World. Oxford University Press US. m/s. 8, 9. ISBN 0-19-511206-7.
- ^ Zaidman, Louise Bruit (1992). Religion in the Ancient Greek City. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. m/s. 78. ISBN 0-521-42357-0.
- ^ Clare, Israel Smith (1897). Library of Universal History, Volume 2: Ancient Oriental Nations and Greece. New York: R. S. Peale, J. A. Hill.
- ^ Petrisko, Thomas W. (2000). Inside Heaven and Hell: What History, Theology and the Mystics Tell Us About the Afterlife. McKees Rocks, PA: St. Andrews Productions. m/s. 12–14. ISBN 1-891903-23-3.
- ^ Ogden, Daniel (2007). A Companion to Greek Religion. Singapore: Blackwell Publishing. m/s. 92, 93. ISBN 1-4051-2054-1.