Classical element
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The classical elements typically refer to earth, water, air, fire, 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 the fifth element as "void".
Leibniz representation of universe resulting by combination of Aristotle four elements
Rococo set of personification figurines of the Four Elements, 1760s, Chelsea porcelain
The concept of five classical elements in the traditional Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
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Earth (classical element)
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Earth is one of the classical elements, in some systems being one of the four along with air, fire, and water.
Earth (1681) by Benoît Massou, a statue of the Grande Commande, with allegorical attributes inspired by Cesare Ripa’s Iconologia.