What islands were once called the Fortunate Islands or Isles of the Blest?

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What islands were once called the Fortunate Islands or Isles of the Blest?

Question #4732. Asked by shell.
Last updated May 30 2021.

billfay
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The Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_islands

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 20 2017.
Jul 30 2000, 9:05 PM

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Answer 1

In the Fortunate Isles, also called the Isles (or Islands) of the Blessed, heroes and other favored mortals in Greek mythology and Celtic mythology were received by the gods into a blissful paradise. These islands were thought to lie in the Western Ocean near the encircling River Oceanus; the Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde have sometimes been cited as possible matches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunate_Islands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_islands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillia