Elysium
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| - | '''Cronus''' or '''Kronos''' ([[Ancient Greek]] Κρόνος, ''Krónos'') was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of [[Titan (mythology)|Titans]], divine descendants of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]], the earth, and [[Uranus (mythology)|Ouranos]], the sky. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological [[golden age|Golden Age]], until he was overthrown by his own sons, [[Zeus]], [[Hades]], and [[Poseidon]], and imprisoned in [[Tartarus]] or sent to rule the paradise of the [[Elysium|Elysian Fields]]. | + | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Elysium''' was a section of the [[Greek Underworld|Underworld]] (the spelling ''Elysium'' is a [[Latin Language|Latinization]] of the [[Greek language|Greek]] word '''''Elysion'''''). The Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains, were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. |
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In Greek mythology, Elysium was a section of the Underworld (the spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the Greek word Elysion). The Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains, were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous.
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