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Verkkoelysium, also known as the elysian fields, is a paradisiacal realm in greek mythology where the souls of the virtuous and heroic go after death to enjoy eternal happiness.

The definition seems to be either paradise or afterlife, perhaps both.

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Verkkoelysium, in greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent.

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