The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring which supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted around the world for thousands of years, appearing in the writings of Herodotus (5th century BCE), in the Alexander Romance (3rd century CE), and in the stories of Prester John (early Crusades, 11th/12th centuries CE).
The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring which supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted around the world for thousands of years, appearing in the writings of Herodotus (5th century BCE), in the Alexander Romance (3rd century CE), and in the stories of Prester John (early Crusades, 11th/12th centuries CE).
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