Golden Age

golden age English Alternative forms en golden age Proper noun Golden Age en mythology The oldest and best of the Classical Ages of Man, when people lived innocent lives of happiness and prosperity. Any previous period similarly viewed as superior to the present. en 1920 Edward Carpenter Edward Carpenter Pagan and Christian Creeds 1921 New York Harcourt, Brace and Co. 137 The tradition of a "Golden Age" is widespread over the world, and it is not necessary to go at any length into the story of the Garden of Eden and the other legends which in almost every country illustrate this tradition. Coordinate terms mythology en Silver Age, en Bronze Age, en Heroic Age, en Iron Age Further reading Ages of Man