fountains of youth
Legendary age-reversing waters
Fountains of youth are legendary springs whose waters supposedly restore youth to anyone who drinks from or bathes in them.
The most famous version involves Spanish explorer Ponce de León, said to have searched for one in Florida.
The phrase now serves as a metaphor for anything promising to reverse aging or restore vitality: Marketers pitch every new supplement as a fountain of youth.
The singular fountain of youth is more common.
- sacred springsRevered natural water sources
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
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fountains of youthmortality
State of eventual death
decay · senescence · entropy · withering · aging
fountains of youthGrim Reaper
Skeletal embodiment of mortality
death · memento mori · grave · hourglass · mortality
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