Ἠλύσιον
Elysion, Elysium
Translated by David Whitehead2 Aug 2005Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
A holy [place] near Hades. But some [say it is] near Egypt, others [say it is] near Lesbos, and others [say it is] a place or plain which has been struck by lightning; such [places] are not to be walked upon. They are also called lightning-struck [e)nhlu/sia ]. Polemon says that Athenians call a razed place [thus].1