One of the four classical elements along with fire, air, and water in ancient Greek philosophy and science.  It was commonly associated with qualities of heaviness, matter and the terrestrial world.  Due to the hero cults, and chthonic underworld deities, the element of earthis also associated with the sensual aspects of both life and death in later occultism.  Earth is represented in the Aztec religion by a house; to the Hindus, a lotus; to the Scythians, a plough; to the Greeks, a wheel; and in Christian iconography; bulls and birds.

(Wikipedia contributors. (2026, March 11). Earth (classical element). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.)