Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979)

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Author	Chakhrukhadze
Epoch	XII-XIII cc.
Work	Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979)
Type	Poetry
Quote	“The witnesses will say out loud: “He surely looks like Ilvisios” (VII, 50, 49)
Term	Ilvisios

Nike. Vani. II-I BC, Bronze, 22 x19 cm. The Georgian National Museum.

Comment	Ivane Lolashvili: “According to Sulkhan-Saba-Orbeliani, “Ilvisios, who is Olvisios, or Apolvios is translated as: sarcophagus unbounded, that is unfettered, free from torture” (See Ilvisios). This is a “boundless space”, where a human soul is ostensibly free from any kind of torture, is called Paradise in Christian religion, whereas in pagan Greek mythology it is called Elysian Fields, i.e. Ilvisios’ (Ilvisos’) Field (Elysium). And, truly, Ilvisios Field means paradise with Ioane Petritsi… i.e. Ilvisios Field is the same as paradise, which the Greek mythology created for burying its pagan heroes” (Old Georgian Eulogists, I vol. Tbilisi, 1957, pg. 112-113).

Comment

Ivane Lolashvili: “According to Sulkhan-Saba-Orbeliani, “Ilvisios, who is Olvisios, or Apolvios is translated as: sarcophagus unbounded, that is unfettered, free from torture” (See Ilvisios). This is a “boundless space”, where a human soul is ostensibly free from any kind of torture, is called Paradise in Christian religion, whereas in pagan Greek mythology it is called Elysian Fields, i.e. Ilvisios’ (Ilvisos’) Field (Elysium). And, truly, Ilvisios Field means paradise with Ioane Petritsi… i.e. Ilvisios Field is the same as paradise, which the Greek mythology created for burying its pagan heroes” (Old Georgian Eulogists, I vol. Tbilisi, 1957, pg. 112-113).

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