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The ancient Greeks linked and explained most of the elements and seasons to the gods. A good example is Demeter, goddess of the corn. The myth goes that her daughter was captured by Hades, God of the Underworld and she refused to let anything grow, so the gods made a deal between them that they have to share her daughter Persephone between them. They explain the seasons as this:
Summer - Demeter and her daughter are together so everything grows and is plentiful.
Autumn - Her daughter goes to the underworld so Demeter starts mourning and the plants strat to die.
Winter - She continues to mourn and all the plants stay dead, and the land gets cold.
Spring - Her daughter returns and Demeter rejoices and the plants spring into new life.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y ago* carbon- known since prehistoric times * sulfur- known since prehistoric times * gold- known since prehistoric times * lead- known since prehistoric times * copper-c. 8000 b.c. * silver- c. 4000 b.c. * iron- c. 4000 b.c. * tin- c. 3500 b.c. * Mercury- c. 1600 b.c. * antimony- c. 1000 b.c.
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∙ 12y agoThe classical elements are earth, fire, air and water. there was also aether (also spelled æther or ether), a material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere.
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What Elements in the play Equus that refer to Ancient Greek Theatre?
The use of the chorus, the structure of the play, and also Dysart refers to ancient Greece multiple times.
What are the 7 elements of ancient china?
Ancient China has many elements. One of the 7 elements is food. Second is marriage. Third is love in between the family. The fourth is being loyal to the religion. Many times, the people think of the elements as commandments. The fifth one is seeing art or religion through a different point of view. The sixth one is having peace with nature and seventh one is having a balanced life.
What elements were required to produce cast iron by the ancient Chinese?
wood, fire, earth, metal, and water
Who first discovered solids liquids and gases?
don't know but the ancient Greeks added fire to that list and called them the four elements. so they knew of them but misunderstood them. all solids were some form of "earth", all liquids some form of "water", all gasses some form of "air", then there was fire.
What were some ancient Chinese holidays?
the ancient Chinese lunar solcist cerimony, party
What are elements named for ancient lands?
There are two elements that are known to be named after ancient lands. These two elements are ruthenium (after the ancient name, Ruthenia, an Eastern European cross-section) and gallium (after Gaul, the ancient name for France).
Why do some elements have weird abbreviations?
Usually, the abbreviations for elements are derived from the ancient Latin language. For example: Pound is abbreviated to lb, and pound in Latin is "libra."
What is different about the ancient and modern definition of elements?
In ancient times the elements meant : water, fire, earth, and air. However the modern definition of elements is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance.
What is one ancient mathematical text?
Elements by Euclid
Elements that were known in ancient times have a chemical symbol in an ancient language what is the language?
Often Latin.
The ancient name for France was gaul and the ancient name for Russia was ruthenia can you find the elements named for these ancient lands?
Gallium and Ruthernium
What are the element of ancient filipino poetry?
Sound and Graphic elements
How were ancient Greeks ideas of elements proved wrong?
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Do all symbols of elements have greek names?
No. Most of the symbols for elements are derived from their names in English. Most of the elements were not even known in ancient Greece.
Are earth air fire and water elements?
No, they are not elements in the modern, chemical sense. They were called elements in the ancient Greek philosophical system, which imagined everything to be made of them.
Why are earth wind and fire not elements?
They are elements. Earth, Wind, Fire and Water are the four ancient elements.Then theres the chemical elements, which you can find out on a periodic table.
Who is an ancient scholar that tried to convert heavy elements into gold?
Shcriinger
