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greg elkin ([personal profile] beermat) wrote2003-12-07 10:47 am

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Quite often the [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] email list is fascinating, todays being :

Elysium comes from Latin Elysium, from Greek Elysion, short for Elysion pedion, "Elysian fields," the ancient Greek heaven. The name of the famous avenue in Paris, the Champs-Élysées, means "Elysian Fields"

[identity profile] jhaelan.livejournal.com 2003-12-07 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
It has some lovely echoes from World of Darkness for me..