2 Quotes & Sayings By Hovering Ancient Land
The Ancient Greeks believed that the universe was formed by the four elements earth, water, air and fire. And along with these elements came other natural forces like wind, thunder, lightning and life itself. These forces all collected together to form the world around us. And just as the universe is made up of these elements, so is our body
Our body is made up of four elements or humours which are black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm. The balance of these humours determines our personalities. When there's too much black bile, we become ill and when there's too much phlegm, we become unwell.
It's thought that Hippocrates discovered this theory but the exact origins are unknown. And though he was a great physician his approach to medicine was completely ethical and based on purely scientific principles and not religious beliefs.