classical elements
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 to "aether" as "space".
The following tags are aliased to this tag: 4_element, 4_elements, classic_element, classic_elements, classical_element, four_element, four_elements, the_4_element, the_four_element, the_four_elements (learn more).