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Mythological substances

  • Aether (classical element)The Homeric Greek word aithēr means pure fresh air or clear sky. Ancient Greeks believed this substance was the pure essence that gods breathed to fill their…
  • HumorismIn the 6th century BC, Alcmaeon of Croton stood at the edge of a new medical understanding. He proposed that health depended on the balance of fluids within…