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Islands of the Blessed |
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Islands of the Blessed pl n (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth lands where the souls of heroes and good men were taken after death Also called Hesperides How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And they live untouched by sorrow in the islands of the blessed along the shore of deep swirling Ocean, happy heroes for whom the grain-giving earth bears honey-sweet fruit flourishing thrice a year, far from the deathless gods, and Cronos rules over them (5); for the father of men and gods released him from his bonds. |
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