What does "to live as long as any of her age" mean?

What does “to live as long as any of her age” mean?
Does it mean “she is likely to live as long as any of the other girls who are the same age as her, or, in other words, she will not die today”?

“Sir,” said Hwin, finding her voice at last, “will the Tarkheena live? Has the lion killed her?”
“I who know many present things by my art,” replied the Hermit with a smile, “have yet little knowledge of things future. Therefore I do not know whether any man or woman or beast in the whole world will be alive when the sun sets tonight. But be of good hope. The damsel is likely to live as long as any of her age.

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This is how I understood the paragraph.

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Thank you so much Torsten.

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A much less poetic form would be “I know of no reason why she would die early.”

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