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The Fortunate Isles or Isles of the Blessed (Ancient Greek: μακάρων νῆσοι, makárōn nêsoi) were semi-legendary islands in the Atlantic Ocean, variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes of Greek mythology. In the time of Hesiod, the Fortunate Isles were associated with the concept of Elysium, a utopian location in the Greek underworld thought to be found in the Western ocean on the margin of the known world. The number of the islands would later be reduced to one by the poet Pindar.Legend
According to Greek mythology, the islands were reserved for those who had chosen to be reincarnated three times, and managed to be judged as especially pure enough to gain entrance to the Elysian Fields all three times. The Theban poet Pindar reduced the number of the islands to one, describing it as having shady parklands with residents indulging in athletic and musical pastimes, activities that were thought to be the ideal life for ancient Greek aristocracy.Greek mythology in popular culture
Hesperides
Snake Island (Black Sea), "Isle of the Blessed" in Greek legend
Annwn
Brittia
Elysium
Mag Mell
Tír na nÓg, the Isle of the Ever-Young
Avalon, the Isle of the Blessed
Aman, the "blessed realm" of Tolkien's works
Buyan
Macaronesia
Vinland
Great Ireland
Saint Brendan's Island
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