Philosopher's stone

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The Philosopher's stone (Latin: "lapis philosophorum", Greek: "chrysopoeia") is a legendary item, supposedly capable of turning every-day metals into pure gold. Sometimes believed to also be an elixir of life, useful for its restorative properties, as well as achieving immortality.

Additional Information

It was once believed that the key component in the creation of the stone, was a mysterious element named Carmot.

A short book, published in the 17th century, called Mutus Liber, is thought to be an instruction manual for creating the fabled philopsoher's stone. Refered to as the "wordless book", it is a collection of 15 illustrations.

The Philosopher's stone has been used in numerous pieces of literature, movies, music, and more.

In popular culture

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), by J. K. Rowling (It was renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the U.S. release.)
• The Alchemyst:the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (novel, 2007), by Michael Scott.
• "Legend of the Holy Rose", a two-part MacGyver episode centered on finding the philosopher's stone (1989)
• Van Morrison recorded a song called "Philosophers Stone" for his 1999 album Back on Top. He also released an album titled The Philosophers Stone on June 16th, 1998. It is a collection of 30 previously un-heard of recordings which were created between 1971-1988.