In Greek and Roman mythology, Elysium was the place of rest for the dead who were blessed by the gods. It was also known as the Elysian Fields or the Elysian Plain. Originally only heroes whom the gods had made immortalable to live forever went to Elysium. Eventually, it became the destination of anyone who had lived a righteous life.

Writers disagree about the location of Elysium. The Greek poet Homer(ca. 700s B.C.) Greek poet thought to be the author of the great epics the Iliad and the Odyssey said it was located at the ends of the earth by the banks of the Oceanus River. Hesiod(ca. 700 B.C.) Greek poet who wrote the Theogony and Pindar(ca. 522-438 B.C.) Greek poet claimed Elysium...