Classical Elements
The ancients divided the components or ‘elements’ of nature into a handful of kinds. The earth, the water, the air, and the fire comprise the four classical elements. Some systems add a fifth element called ether or the quintessence.
You may note that the four classical elements can be said to correpond to the four states of matter in our modern world: earth (solid), water (liquid), air (gas), fire (plasma).
The classification of the gods into divinities of earth, sea, sky, and sun also answers to the four classical elements.
See Also
- Earth Gods
- Elemental Air
- Elemental Earth
- Elemental Fire
- Elemental Water
- Magic
- Sea Gods
- Sky Gods
- Sun Gods
- Systems of Elements
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