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Asphodel Meadows

Ἀσφόδελος λειμών

The fields of the underworld where souls linger dimly, neither punished nor rewarded.

Neither Elysium nor Tartarus — this is where ordinary people go.

Souls drift like shadows, their memories gone. It is here that Achilles says he would rather be a living man's servant than king of the dead.

Homer writes that the fields are covered in pale asphodel flowers.

SourcesHomer, Odyssey

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