| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Fountain of Youth |
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| A fountain mentioned in folk tales as capable of making people young again. | 1 |
| The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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