The Immortals

Immortality has been a really big issue among people. Even scientists are fascinated about the aging process of people. Literature has offered us a lot of immortal characters. Here are a few of the most famous immortals ever.

Peter Pan. Yes, he’s the guy from Neverland. He never grows old in his place but when he set his toe on earth, he immediately started aging. He was the one who fought against the vicious Capt. Hook.

Dracula. It was said in movies that once you are bitten by Dracula or one of his vampire underlings, you get to live forever but you have to do nasty things like drink blood, avoid sunlight and sleep in coffins.

Lazarus Long. Remember the fiction novels of Robert Heilein? Well, Lazarus is one of his main characters. He lives to be over 2,000 years old and travels to distant planets.

Nicolas Flamel. Harry Potter fan? You should have heard of him already. He is the good friend of Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. He was the one who created the Philosopher’s stone in the film.

Tithonus. He was the lover of the Greek goddess Eros. She asked Zeus to make him immortal but she forgot to ask for eternal youth. He became frail and very, very old. He was then begging for his death.

Dorian Gray. He was the character created by Oscar Wilde. He does not grow old but the face in his portrait does. Really creepy.

Highlander. They die only hen their heads are lopped off. They battle each other until only one is left to claim a very valuable prize: Mortality.

The Grail Knight. He is the one who is tasked with guarding the Holy Grail. It is a crucible that grants eternal life to any who drink from it.

Methuselah. He is the oldest person in the Old testament of the Bible. He is the grandfather of Noah. He lived to be 969 years old.

Arwen. She is the half-elven maiden in the Lord of the Rings who renounces eternal life so that she can marry her sweetheart, Aragorn, the king of Gondor. She dies at an old age of 2,901.