Elysium

Elysium
Location	Underworld
Position	Final Resting Place of Heroes
Ruler	Hades Persephone
Appearance	The Lightning Thief The Demigod Files

Elysium (Elysium Fields and Elysian Fields) is a paradise and a resting place for the dead located in the Underworld.

Description

Initially separate from the Underworld, Elysium was reserved for good mortals, heroes, and demigods who had died a hero's death and lived a good life. Chosen by the gods, the souls of mortals and demigods who have been good, righteous, and/or heroic, would remain after death to live a blessed and happy eternal death, and indulge whatever employment they had enjoyed in life.

Elysium is a valley surrounded by walls, a gated community from which one could hear laughter and smell barbecue cooking. It has neighborhoods of beautiful houses from every time period in history such as Roman villas, medieval castles, and Victorian mansions. It also has flowers of silver and gold blooming on the lawns, and grass rippling in rainbow colors.

Compared to the Fields of Asphodel and even the Fields of Punishment, Elysium was one of the fewer realms in the Underworld which also contains the Isles of the Blest. The Isles of the Blest is a large island that resides in Elysium, and borders the lands or fields of Elysium. It is described as having shady parks with residents indulging their athletic and musical pastimes and surrounds a lake. If heroes chooses to be reborn three times and achieve Elysium in all three, they are invited to the Isles of the Blest.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Elysium was described to be "Paradise, Las Vegas, and Disneyland rolled into one", the place where good souls went after death. They would have a house of their own and enjoy "five-star service" for whatever they needed.

The Lightning Thief

When entering the Underworld for the first time, Percy Jackson sees Elysium in the distance.

The Last Olympian

While talking with Percy, Nico di Angelo tells him that he spoke to Charles Beckendorf's ghost in Elysium, who told him that he will stay in Elysium instead of trying for rebirth, as he is waiting for someone to arrive. Annabeth tells Luke that he will reach Elysium, but he says that he will try for the Isles of the Blest. Also, Artemis asks Hades to send all of her fallen Hunters to Elysium.

Heroes of Olympus

The Son of Neptune

Hazel Levesque is given the chance to go to Elysium for successfully stopping Alcyoneus from rising, but her mother will be sentenced to the Fields of Punishment for her greed and selfishness. Hazel thinks this is unfair and begs that her mother will be spared as in the end, she tried to save them both and the judges allow them to go to the Fields of Asphodel. Whilst in Asphodel, she sees the artificial sunlight reflecting off the water and sees heroes sunbathing, in Elysium and the Isles of the Blest, when she takes Frank Zhang with her in one of her flashbacks.

Known People In Elysium

Luke, the hero who ultimately defeated Kronos and resided in Elysium until choosing to be reborn.

The following people are residing in Elysium:

Name	Reason
Achilles	Lived as a hero. Died in Battle (Achilles Heel)
Alexandros	Kind and peaceful, protecting the people of Troy.
Bellerophon	Fought and killed the Chimera.
Bianca di Angelo	Being a good person, she sacrificed herself to stop Talos (though she is no longer there as she has chosen to be reborn).
Castor	Trying to stop Kronos' army of monsters.
Charles Beckendorf	Sacrificing himself by blowing up the Princess Andromeda.
Danae	Protecting her son.
Diomedes	Being a hero, such as fighting in the Trojan War, and taking part in Covert Missions.
Ethan Nakamura	Trying to stop Kronos.
Hector	Defending Troy.
Helen of Troy	Savior of Troy.
Lee Fletcher	Died fighting against Kronos' army.
Luke Castellan	Sacrificing himself to save Olympus (although he is no longer a resident due to choosing to be reborn)
Michael Yew	Died fighting against Kronos' army.
Multiple campers	Died trying to stop Kronos' army.
Multiple Hunters	Died trying to stop Kronos' army.
Odysseus	A legendary hero.
Patroclus	2nd in command of the Myrmydons, saved the Greeks.
Perseus	Being a hero, slayed Medusa, saving Princess Andromeda, rescuing his mother.
Silena Beauregard	Died a hero, attempting to kill the Drakon in the battle against Kronos.
Theseus	Being a hero, killed the Minotaur.
Emily Zhang	She died, protecting her companions during the war.
Esperanza Valdez (Maybe)	Unknown
Maria di Angelo (Maybe)	Unknown
Naomi	Died as a Hunter of Artemis battling Orion .
Jason Grace	Sacrificing himself to let Apollo, Meg McCaffrey and Piper McLean escape from Caligula.

Trivia

• Since the The Battle of Manhattan, any Hunter of Artemis who is killed during battle will be sent to Elysium.