Eternal youth is the concept of human physical immortality free of
ageing. The youth referred to is usually meant to be in contrast to
the depredations of aging, rather than a specific age of the human
lifespan. Eternal youth is common in mythology, and is a popular theme
in fiction.Eternal youth is a characteristic of the inhabitants of
Paradise in Abrahamic religions.The Hindus believe that the Vedic and
the post-Vedic rishis have attained immortality, which implies the
ability to change one's body's age or even shape at will. These are
some of the siddhas in Yoga. Markandeya is said to always stay at the
age of 16.The difference between eternal life and the more specific
eternal youth is a recurrent theme in Greek and Roman mythology. The
mytheme of requesting the boon of immortality from a god, but
forgetting to ask for eternal youth appears in the story of Tithonus.
A similar theme is found in Ovid regarding the Cumaean Sibyl.
ageing. The youth referred to is usually meant to be in contrast to
the depredations of aging, rather than a specific age of the human
lifespan. Eternal youth is common in mythology, and is a popular theme
in fiction.Eternal youth is a characteristic of the inhabitants of
Paradise in Abrahamic religions.The Hindus believe that the Vedic and
the post-Vedic rishis have attained immortality, which implies the
ability to change one's body's age or even shape at will. These are
some of the siddhas in Yoga. Markandeya is said to always stay at the
age of 16.The difference between eternal life and the more specific
eternal youth is a recurrent theme in Greek and Roman mythology. The
mytheme of requesting the boon of immortality from a god, but
forgetting to ask for eternal youth appears in the story of Tithonus.
A similar theme is found in Ovid regarding the Cumaean Sibyl.
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