elementSoilElements · NatureThe dirt plants drink from. Earth as a philosophical element and soil as a farmer’s medium should not be collapsed.Also known as earthSoil is associated with Seed.Seed is put in soil. Demeter’s crisis is that this ordinary work fails.associated with · interpretive · documentedHellenic religionSoil is associated with Demeter.The hymn’s barren year is soil that will not feed people. Earth here is a Greek agricultural body, not a philosophical element only.from Anonymous (Homeric hymn) · Homeric Hymn to Demeter, c. 7th–6th century BCEassociated with · sourced · documentedsourcesHomeric Hymn to Demeter · Anonymous (Homeric hymn)Homeric Hymn 2, to Demeter.