Four Elements

According to this doctrine arises all matter of the four elements (fire, water, air, earth). The doctrine of the four elements found in many traditions, but the catchiest effect had the formulations of the Greek natural philosopher Empedocles in the 5th century BC. Plato and Aristotle developed further this theory by Plato the elements zuordnete regular shapes. Aristotle wrote the elements to various properties. So fire was associated with the tetrahedron and the characteristics of warm and dry. The elements were assigned later by signs of the zodiac, the elementals (Salamander, sylph [Naturespirit], Undine [virginal water spirit] and Gnome), Compass, Archangel and temperament .