Elements

In Astrology refers to the division of signs into Fire, Earth, Air, and Water, corresponding to the Earth's elements in nature. The Greeks divided the twelve signs into four groups of three triplicities, and assigned each of these triplicities to one element, as follows: Fire: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius; Earth: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn; Air: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius; Water: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Earlier astrology made use of different groupings. For example, the Egyptians assigned Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces as Water; Scorpio as Air.