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Goethe's Ankunft im Elysia by Franz Nadorp. Elysium (/ ɪ ˈ l ɪ z i. ə m, ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʒ ə m / [1]), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.
Elysian Fields is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 1995 by the co-composers Jennifer Charles (vocals, instruments) and Oren Bloedow . Their music has sometimes been described as "noir rock", [1] due to its sultry, dark and mysterious inflections, be it sonically or lyrically. The band uses mainly acoustic instruments ...
Elysium (Elysian Fields) In Greek mythology, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. Fortunate Isles (Islands of the Blessed) Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes of Greek mythology. Garden of the Hesperides
Elysian Fields, secret society in the television series House of Cards; Elysian Fields, development company in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire; Elysian Fields, floating nightclub in the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild; Elysian Fields, highway in the 2013 game Grand Theft Auto V; Elysian Fields appear in the 2018 film The House That Jack Built
Jennifer Asher Charles (born Zipken; November 15, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter.Along with Oren Bloedow, she co-founded the New York band Elysian Fields.Her work is known for its emotional intensity, with her writing exploring nature, love, loss, death, myth, and identity, often with philosophical and literary influences.
The Elysian Fields are first referenced in Homer's Odyssey Book 4 where Menelaus is promised that he will go there instead of dying (and so distinguishing it from the afterlife proper): it is described as being located at the edges of the earth (the peirata) and is where life is "easiest for men".
Oren Bloedow (born July 3, 1965) is an American singer, guitarist and bassist. He founded the band Elysian Fields in 1995 with Jennifer Charles.His father, Jerry Bloedow, was a playwright, poet, and film editor whose theater, the Hardware Poet's Playhouse, participated in the New York avant-garde scene in the 1950s and 1960s.
Bleed Your Cedar is the debut album by the American band Elysian Fields, released in 1996. [2] [3] It was a commercial disappointment. [4] The album's first single was "Star". [5] The band promoted Bleed Your Cedar by touring with labelmates the Heads. [6]