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Classical element

The classical elements typically refer to earth, water, fire, air, and (later) aether which were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances. Ancient cultures in Greece, Angola, Tibet, India, and Mali had similar lists which sometimes referred, in local languages, to "air" as "wind", and to "aether" as "space".

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Hellenistic philosophy

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related to Western astrology · 18
Classical element → Air, Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Earth, Fire, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus, The, Virgo, Water, Western
related to Medicine Wheel · 15
Classical element → African, Asian, Earth, East, European, Fire, Indigenous, Indigenous American, Native American, North, South, The, Water, West, Wind/Air
see also · 15
Classical element → Arche, Basic, Chinese, Early Islamic, Eight, First, Forms, Hayyan, History, Mythic, Superseded, Tabular, Taoist, The, Vital
related to Alchemy · 12
Classical element → Arabic, Aristotle's, He, Mercury, Paracelsus, Pseudo Apollonius, Smoke, Swiss, The, They, This, Tyana
related to West Africa · 11
Classical element → Bambara, Bemba, Faro, In, Koni, Koroni Koundyé, Ndomadyiri, Nyale, Pemba, Supreme God, Together
related to Criticism · 9
Classical element → Aristotelian, Aristotle, Aristotle's, As, Bertrand Russell, Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis, Ever, So, The Dutch
related to Chemical element · 5
Classical element → Antoine Lavoisier, By, Modern, Some, The Aristotelian
related to External links · 5
Classical element → Buddhism, Classical, Media, Wikimedia CommonsSection, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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elements fire water earth air four classical five element aether represents aristotle wind modern also matter ancient void bc symbol

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oxygeninstance ofAtomic theory classifies atoms into more than a hundred chemical elements0.80text
ironinstance ofAtomic theory classifies atoms into more than a hundred chemical elements0.80text
and mercuryinstance ofAtomic theory classifies atoms into more than a hundred chemical elements0.80text
which may form chemical compoundsinstance ofAtomic theory classifies atoms into more than a hundred chemical elements0.80text
mixturesinstance ofAtomic theory classifies atoms into more than a hundred chemical elements0.80text
Empedoclesinstance ofIt had previously been believed by pre-Socratics0.80text
Anaxagoras that aetherinstance ofIt had previously been believed by pre-Socratics0.80text
the name applied to the material of heavenly bodiesinstance ofIt had previously been believed by pre-Socratics0.80text
was a form of fireinstance ofIt had previously been believed by pre-Socratics0.80text
Classical elementrelated to AlchemyThe0.60section
Classical elementrelated to AlchemyArabic0.60section
Classical elementrelated to AlchemyPseudo Apollonius0.60section

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