The legend of the stone was also compared to the biblical history of the Temple of Solomon and the rejected cornerstone described in Psalm 118. This knowledge was said to have been passed down through biblical patriarchs, giving them their longevity. Elias Ashmole and the anonymous author of Gloria Mundi (1620) claim that its history goes back to Adam, who acquired the knowledge of the stone directly from God. : 66 Alchemical writers assign a longer history. The earliest known written mention of the philosopher's stone is in the Cheirokmeta by Zosimos of Panopolis ( c. Efforts to discover the philosopher's stone were known as the Magnum Opus ("Great Work"). The philosopher's stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolizing perfection at its finest, enlightenment, and heavenly bliss. It is also called the elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and for achieving immortality for many centuries, it was the most sought-after goal in alchemy. The philosopher's stone, or more properly philosophers' stone ( Arabic: حجر الفلاسفة, romanized: ḥajar al-falāsifa Latin: lapis philosophorum), is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold ( chrysopoeia, from the Greek χρυσός khrusos, "gold", and ποιεῖν poiēin, "to make") or silver. The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771. For other uses, see Philosopher's Stone (disambiguation). This article is about the legendary substance.
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