Islands of the Blessed
noun
,
Classical Mythology
1.
islands in the ocean at the remotest western end of the world, to which the souls of heroes and worthy persons were said to be transported after death.
Also called
Hesperides
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Islands of the Blessed
Islands of the Blessed
plural noun
1.
(
Greek myth
) lands where the souls of heroes and good men were taken after death
Also called
Hesperides