Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The word "potion" is also cognate with the Spanish words pocion with the same meaning, and ponzoña, meaning "poison"; The word pozione was originally the same word for both "poison" and "potion" in Italian, but by the early 15th century in Italy, potion began to be known specifically as a magical or enchanted drink.
"Potion" is a song by Scottish disc jockey Calvin Harris, English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa and American rapper Young Thug from Harris's sixth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 (2022). The song was written by Harris, Lipa, Young Thug, Jessie Reyez and Maneesh Bidaye, with the production completed by Harris.
The song describes a man seeking help to find love. He enlists the help of a Romani person who determines, by means of palmistry, that he needs "love potion number nine".". The potion, an aphrodisiac, causes him to fall in love with everything he sees, kissing whatever is in front of him, eventually kissing a policeman on the street corner, who reacts by breaking his bottle of love pot
These potions, while often ineffective or poisonous, occasionally had some degree of medicinal success, depending on what they sought to fix and the type and amount of ingredients used. Some popular ingredients used in potions across history include Spanish fly , nightshade plants , cannabis , and opium .
The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir.
A love potion (poculum amatorium) [1] is a magical liquid which supposedly causes the drinker to develop feelings of love towards the person who served it. Another common term to describe the potion, philtre , is thought to have originated from the ancient Greek term philtron (' love charm'), via the French word philtre .
A potion is a magical medicine, drug or poison in liquid form. Potion or Potions or Magic Potion may also refer to: "Potion" (song), a 2022 song by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa and Young Thug; Potions, a 2011 indie/Americana album by Gerard Starkie "Potions" (song), a 2019 song by American DJ duo Slander and dance producer Said the Sky
"The Potion" is the third single from Ludacris' fourth studio album, The Red Light District. It peaked at number 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs singles chart. The beat was originally offered to Jay-Z for The Black Album , but was rejected in favor of the beat that was used in " Dirt off Your Shoulder ". [ 1 ]