Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone was one of the names of the Stone of Destiny. ("Rock of Ages")

Real World Background

The Philosopher's Stone was a mythical object, sought after by alchemists, which could both transmute base metals (such as lead) into gold and produce an elixir of life, granting immortality. The earliest known description of the object dates back to the 4th Century AD.

It gained fame in 1997 as the desired magical object in J. K. Rowling's first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – though only through the British edition (the U.S. edition changed the title to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone).

See Also

• Philosopher's Stone at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia