Fountain of Destiny

The Fountain of Destiny is a location that features in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.

History

The Fountain was located in the lost continent of Lemuria and its legend spread throughout the lands that spoke of it. Along with the myth came a golden tablet that was split into three parts each of which contained an element of the puzzle. When combined, they showed a map to the Fountain and the bearer of all three tablets would be granted eternal youth, a cloak of darkness and a crown of untold riches by the Fountain. The feral natives of the island came to repel any intruders whilst a one-eyed centaur called the god of the single eye came to serve as the the Fountain's Guardian of Evil.

The Grand Vizier of Marabia came to seek the power of the Fountain to restore himself after his face was cursed by the black sorcery of Koura. However, he required the other pieces of the golden tablet that were now scattered as amulets worn by people. The Vizier came to possess one piece whilst another fell into the hands of the sailor Sinbad who was enlisted into this quest. Their agreement was spied upon by Koura who similarly made his way to attain the power of the Fountain of Destiny for himself.

The sorcerer Koura sought the Fountain and its fabled powers and fought against Sinbad in order to attain it.

Overview

It was written that those who placed each of the tablets within the waters of the fountain gained youth, a shield of darkness and a crown of untold riches.

Notes

• The Fountain of Destiny was created by Brian Clemens where it featured in the setting of the Golden Voyage of Sinbad.

In other media

Comics

• In Worlds Unknown v1 #7 (1974), the Fountain of Destiny appeared in the Marvel Comics adaptation of the live-action film with this being written by Len Wein.

Appearances

• The Golden Voyage of Sinbad:

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