The summer, in some climates, makes possible to man a sort of Elysian life.
Medea was honoured as a goddess at Corinth, and was said to have become the wife of Achilles in the Elysian fields.
There are 22 parks, with about 3800 acres within or on the borders of the city limits; among the parks are Griffith (3015 acres), Elysian (532 acres), Eastlake (57 acres), Westlake (35 acres) and Echo (38 acres).
For the next thirty-five years its "Elysian Fields" were a famous pleasure resort of New York City.
After death, he and his wife were changed into snakes, which watched the tomb while their souls were translated to the Elysian fields.