In Greek mythology, the Isles of the Blessed were a paradise where heroes and virtuous individuals went after death to live in eternal happiness. It was a place of peace and joy, reserved for those who had lived honorable lives. The significance of the Isles of the Blessed lies in the idea of a reward for living a good and noble life, offering a sense of hope and justice in the afterlife.
Hades was the God of the Underworld. He mostly commanded the dead and chose who lived or died. He also chose whether the dead went to a plain field for eternity or to a wonderful place that you had to be a good person to enter (in some Greek mythology, this was Elysium, or the Garden of the Hesperides or the Isles of the Blessed).
The isles of the blest was a section of Elysium in the underworld. A soul could reach The isles of the blest by reaching Elysium and being reborn 3 times. It was basically where the best people ended up.
Celtic Mythology was developed independent and indigineous to the British Isles, though it bears some similarity with other Northern European Pantheons.
The Underworld in Greek mythology is the place where dead people's souls go after they die. It is controlled by Hades (who, needless to say, is quite bitter about this). It contains three major sections, and one main subsection. Tarturus is the place where the souls who did evil things in their lives go, doing their eternal punishments, such as standing in hot lava, rolling a 4-ton ball up a hill that always falls to the bottom again, and standing in a pool under a fruit tree with insatable hunger and thirst and not being able to reach either thing. The Fields of Asphodel is the place where normal people go after they die; neither good nor bad. Eyslium is the place for people who are exceptoinnally good in their deeds, such as hereos and preists. The Isles of the Blest were inside Eyslium, and were for the amazingly good people who had chosen to be reborn and acheived Eyslium three times.
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it really means "from the blessed isles"
the name means from the blessed isles
Hades was the God of the Underworld. He mostly commanded the dead and chose who lived or died. He also chose whether the dead went to a plain field for eternity or to a wonderful place that you had to be a good person to enter (in some Greek mythology, this was Elysium, or the Garden of the Hesperides or the Isles of the Blessed).
Hades is not only Hell. It's the realm of the dead, and there are a few different areas, including the Fields of Punishment and Tartarus, which were Hell, and Elyssium and the Isles of the Blest, which were something like Heaven.
Annwn - the Land of the Dead - is a complicated place in Welsh mythology - far more complicated than the Greek Isles of the Blessed. Arawn is the king there in most of the older texts, but Gwyn ap Nudd becomes king in the later stories. And there is always half a sense that Annwn is not really a place at all (in fact, it is a non-place) - in which case the idea of a 'king' becomes problematic.
Monaco is not close to the Greek Isles. They are at nearly the other end of the Mediterranean, about 1,400 miles away.
the meaning of Elyssa is "from the blessed isles; God'spromise; God is my oath".
There is never a description for how one would actually get to the Blessed Isles physically. Since it's a place for the dead, I imagine that it's possible that qualifying persons were simply transported there by the power of the gods.
The isles of the blest was a section of Elysium in the underworld. A soul could reach The isles of the blest by reaching Elysium and being reborn 3 times. It was basically where the best people ended up.
To have a chance at reaching the Isles of the Blest, one must journey to the realm of the afterlife, specifically to the land of the dead as described in ancient mythology. In Greek mythology, this typically involves traversing the River Styx with the help of Charon, the ferryman, and seeking favor from the gods, particularly those associated with the afterlife. Ultimately, reaching the Isles of the Blest requires a life of virtue and heroism, as only those who have led exemplary lives are granted entry to this paradise.
it is the most northerly island in the british isles
He stated that they were intended as a made up prehistoric mythology of the british isles.