The Fountain of Youth was a spring that was said to have rejuvenating powers to restore the vitality of those who drank from it.
History[]
Around 1931, the archaeologist Indiana Jones journeyed to South America, where the Fountain of Youth was believed to be guarded by a crystal skull within an Aztec temple[1] he had discovered with the League of Adventurers.[2]
In 1933, when Penelope Angstrom asked Jones if the Fountain existed, he replied that it was a "universal myth" and mentioned that Ponce de León had went searching for it in Florida while the Central American Indians thought it was located in the Bahamas.[3]
Jones later took up the search for the Fountain in Florida in 1938 with assistance from pilot Jock Lindsey but had little success beyond Jock wanting to visit the Saint Augustine tourist attraction.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
During the initial development of the third Indiana Jones movie, George Lucas wrote a treatment wherein the Fountain of Youth was the story's MacGuffin. However, Lucas dropped the idea in favor of the immortal peaches from Chinese mythology before development eventually turned to what became Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[5]
According to one popular legend, the Fountain of Youth was sought in 1513 by Ponce de León in what is now Florida. The 'artifact' also appears as the titular MacGuffin in fan audio production Indiana Jones and the Well of Life.
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones Adventure World
- Indiana Jones and the Monkey King (Cancelled)
- Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull
- Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones
- Judge's Survival Pack
- Shadis 17 – Close Encounters of the Random Kind (Unlicensed source)