fountain of youth
Mythical age reverser
A fountain of youth is a mythical spring whose waters restore youth to anyone who drinks from them.
The legend appears across cultures, most famously associated with the Spanish explorer Ponce de León's supposed search in Florida.
Figuratively, anything promising to reverse aging—a diet, treatment, or lifestyle—may be called a fountain of youth: Scientists are still searching for the fountain of youth.
- eternal lifeUnending conscious existence
- elixirMythical healing draught
- panaceaUniversal cure
- AmbrosiaAllergenic weed genus
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
Shangri-La · Phoenix · Atlantis · lost city · alchemy · mythical quest · elixir of life · Holy Grail · St. Augustine · conquistador · Herodotus · Utopia · golden age · philosopher's stone · Eden · Florida · rejuvenation · life
- elixirs of lifephilosophers stone, ambrosia, nectar, panacea, aqua vitae
- immortalityimmortality, eternal life, immortals, everlasting life, deathlessness
- youth sayingssalad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart, forever young
- AllusionsAchilles heel, Pandora's box, Trojan horse, forbidden fruit, Midas touch
- cure-allspanacea, cure-all, nostrum, snake oil, miracle cure
- Florida HistorySt. Augustine, Ponce de Leon, Everglades, Spanish exploration, Seminole
fountain of youthaging
Growing older over time
decay · senescence · deterioration · decrepitude · entropy
fountain of youthdeath
Cessation of life
mortality · Grim Reaper · memento mori · hourglass · kiss of death
fountain of youthdeath sentence
Judicial order of execution
angel of death · poisoned chalice · kiss of death · Pandora's box · mark of Cain
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