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elysia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl. E. Elysiums, L. Elysia. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ? ?, Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.)
A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise.
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Hence, any delightful place.
An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks.
--I. Taylor.
Wikipedia
Elysia is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Plakobranchidae. These animals are colorful sea slugs, and they can superficially resemble nudibranchs, but are not very closely related to them. Instead they are sacoglossans, commonly known as sap-sucking slugs.
Elysia sea slugs graze on algae and some species such as E. viridis and E. chlorotica hijack the chloroplasts for themselves. The chloroplasts end up lining the slug’s digestive tract, enabling the slugs to survive solely by photosynthesis for several months at a time. This association is crucial for the development and maturing of the slug. Exactly how the slugs use the chloroplasts is unclear, as many of the proteins used are encoded in the genome of the host cell. These proteins, numbering in the hundreds, are manufactured in the cell’s nucleus, and then moved into the chloroplast, enabling it to survive.
This genus was previously sometimes considered to be in the family Stiligeridae, and was also previously placed in the family Elysiiidae.
Elysia may signify:
- Elysia (band), a deathcore band
- Elysia (gastropod), a genus of gastropods
- Elysium, a section of the underworld containing the Elysian Fields
- Elysia, a terrestrial planet in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
- Elysia, Valley of the Nude a 1933 film about the nudist movement
Elysia is an American deathcore band from Shingle Springs, California. Originally called Elysium's Revenge, the band was started in 2003 while the members were just freshmen and sophomores in high school. Since 2003, they have released two EPs and one full-length album, and have completed two US tours despite almost constant line-up changes. Having settled into a more solid line-up, the band released their latest full length, Lion Of Judas, on June 10, 2008, through Ferret Records. The band disbanded in 2008, but announced their reformation in 2013.
They have toured and performed alongside many bands, including Arsonists Get All the Girls, Knights of the Abyss, Catherine, Emmure, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Impending Doom, Killwhitneydead, Suicide Silence and This Is Hell. They also have performed at the Saints & Sinners Festival in 2007. Elysia has close ties with Knights of the Abyss and Arsonists Get All the Girls; for example, Zak Vargas did guest vocals on Knights of the Abyss's full-length Juggernaut, on the track "Decaying Waste".
Usage examples of "elysia".
There had been fever dreams, childhood nightmares that had woken him screaming for Elysia, but never anything as chillingly vivid as this.
Elysia turned her head to look out of the window, hoping Eupraxia would not attempt to bring her into the conversation.
Elysia laid down her sketching book and handed the gingerbread, wrapped in a clean piece of linen, to Giorgi, who unwrapped it and started munching eagerly.
Elysia glanced back over her shoulder to see Lukan waiting, watching from inside the barouche.
She had not noticed it before, but now she saw with a little shock that the man was Rafael Lukan and the woman he was leaning so affectionately close to was Elysia Andar.
When he was fourteen or fifteen years old, Elysia and Lukan had taken a house on a wine-growing estate.
All that hot summer they had played at living the country life: He and Lukan had gone fishing in the weed-choked little river that irrigated the vineyards and Elysia had painted, wandering off through the fields with her sketchbook, easel, and parasol.
Elysia caught and cooked a smallmouth bass while Darien took down the sails for what was probably the last time.
Elysia gazed listlessly through the window of the carriage and saw the farmworkers in the fields sweating to bring in the last of the harvest.
As it had been between Somnus and Oneiros, there were thousands of little spans bridging the deep gap to Elysia.
Chuck thought at first the alterations were due to the upheavals Elysia was undergoing, but to his astonishment he recognized all the forms.
We have also had long words with Alta, who passed news to the High Council at Elysia.
Stitched by lightning and seared by firestorms, the province of Elysia underwent its second Changeover in a matter of hours.
All I had to do was to dig the records of the preliminary survey of Connie out of the microfilms and write up similar schedules for Elysia, modified to allow for our loss of personnel.
Of course, we can still return the favor by ferrying anyone who wants to leave Elysia out of the Triangle.