The 2'nd element - Water Traditional Geocache
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I oldtiden mente man, at alting var bygget op af fire elementer – fire grundstoffer.
De fire elementer var vand, ild, jord og luft.
Man mente, at hvert element havde sin særlige betydning.
Vand
Jordkloden er dækket af dobbelt så meget vand som land. Mennesket selv består af næsten ¾ vand.
Vi kan ikke leve uden rent vand at drikke.
Engang mente man, at vand der bevægede sig, var levende vand, der kunne give liv eller give et menneske sin ungdom igen.
Derfor var der mange hellige kilder.
I det hele taget er der mange fortællinger om vandets helbredende eller magiske kræfter.
Ligesom jorden, er vandet tæt forbundet til frugtbarhed.
Intet levende kan gro uden vandet, så mennesket har altid været afhængigt af, at det skulle regne.
Oversvømmelser og flodbølger har ødelagt mange huse og har druknet mange mennesker. Med myterne om havvæsner og flodguder har man forklaret vandets stærke kræfter.
I Bibelen og i mange andre Kristendomskundskaber står myten om syndfloden, der skyller alt liv på jorden væk - undtagen de få mennesker, der har fortjent at overleve.
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In ancient times it was thought that everything was built up of four elements.
The four elements were water, fire, earth and air.
It was thought that each element had its special significance.
water
The globe is covered twice as much water as land. Man himself is composed of almost ¾ water.
We can not live without clean water to drink.
Once it was thought that water was moving, was living water that would give life or to give a man his youth again.
Therefore, there were many sacred springs.
Altogether, there are many stories about water healing or magical powers.
Like the earth, the water is closely linked to fertility.
Nothing living can grow without water, so man has always been dependent on making it rain.
Floods and tidal waves have destroyed many houses and drowned many people. With the myths about havvæsner and river gods have explained the water strong forces.
In the Bible, and in many other Christianity Knowledge is the myth of the deluge that washes all life on earth away - except for the few people who deserve to survive.
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