Fields of Asphodel
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Fields of Asphodel is a region of the Greek underworld where the ordinary dead wander in a shadowy, neutral afterlife, distinct from both the torments of Tartarus and the rewards of Elysium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fields of Asphodel canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ region of the Greek underworld ⓘ |
| accessedBy | souls after judgment ⓘ |
| afterlifeRole |
default realm for the dead
ⓘ
destination for most human souls ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
asphodel flowers
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ |
| category |
locations in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological afterlife locations ⓘ underworld realms ⓘ |
| comparedTo | purgatorial realm ⓘ |
| contrastedMoralOutcomeWith |
rewards of Elysium
ⓘ
torments of Tartarus ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Elysium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tartarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
neutral afterlife
ⓘ
shadowy plain ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Elysium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tartarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | asphodel plant ⓘ |
| experienceOfSouls |
dull existence
ⓘ
lack of strong pleasure or pain ⓘ |
| function |
place where souls wander aimlessly
ⓘ
realm for ordinary dead ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Hades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
shades of the dead
ⓘ
souls of the ordinary dead ⓘ |
| locatedInMythology | Greek afterlife cosmology ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homeric tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ later Greek literature ⓘ |
| moralFunction | neither reward nor punishment ⓘ |
| moralStatusOfInhabitants |
morally neutral
ⓘ
neither especially virtuous nor especially wicked ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek underworld
ⓘ
Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realmType | post-mortem dwelling place ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
mediocre life
ⓘ
obscure fate after death ⓘ |
| temporalStatus | eternal state for many souls ⓘ |
| visualizedAs | vast field of pale flowers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.