Sulfur

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of Greek 'theion (θεῖον, divine, of god)' — the decisive canon of the divinity of sulfur, and the decisive canon of Latin 'sulphur/sulfur' becoming the etymology of the chemical symbol S. The decisive biblical origin canon is the decisive canon of Genesis 19:24 of c. 1800 BCE — 'The Lord rained sulfur (Hebrew gophrit) and fire from heaven upon Sodom (Sodom) and Gomorrah (Gomorrah)' — the decisive canon of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah south of the Dead Sea. The decisive Homer canon is the decisive canon of Greek Homer's (Homer, 8th century BCE) Odyssey (Odyssey) Book 22 verses 481-482 of Odysseus burning sulfur (theion) to purify the palace after slaying the suitors. The decisive apocalyptic canon is the decisive canon of the 'lake of fire and brimstone' (Greek λίμνη τοῦ πυρὸς τοῦ καιομένου ἐν θείῳ) in John's Revelation (Revelation) 19:20, 20:10, and 21:8 of the 1st century. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of the four classifications of sulfur (natural, artificial, solid, liquid) in the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 35 verses 174-178 of the 1st century.

Features

• Chemical element S atomic number 16 Mohs hardness 1.5-2.5
• Main axis — sulfur and fire of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19
• Three principles of alchemy — sulfur (active, soul), mercury (spirit), salt (body)
• Greek theion (θεῖον, 'divine') — etymology of divinity
• Component of black powder (75% saltpeter + 15% charcoal + 10% sulfur)
• Origin — volcanoes of Sicily, Vulcano island of Italy, China, Louisiana USA

Stories

The sulfur of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19 is the decisive biblical origin, and the decisive natural history canon is the four classifications of sulfur in Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 35 verses 174-178 of the 1st century. The decisive canon used as the symbol of hell's fire (brimstone), and the decisive canon classified as the active element (soul) among the three principles of alchemy. The decisive medical canon is the decisive canon of the treatment of skin diseases with sulfur in ancient Egypt and Greece, and the decisive gunpowder canon is the decisive canon of the invention of black powder (75% saltpeter + 15% charcoal + 10% sulfur) in 9th-century Tang China — the decisive canon of its transmission to Europe in the 13th century. The decisive Paracelsus canon is the decisive canon of the three principles of alchemy by the Swiss Paracelsus (Paracelsus, 1493-1541) of the 16th century.

Weakness

Sulfur's weaknesses are: (1) odor — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of the strong pungent smell of sulfur dioxide when burned; (2) combustibility — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of igniting at 250 degrees and burning with a blue flame; (3) Mohs hardness 1.5-2.5 limit — the decisive canonical weakness — very soft; (4) binding of toxicity — the decisive canon of environmental pollution from sulfur dioxide and acid rain; (5) binding of volcanoes — the decisive canon of only being found near volcanoes; (6) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (7) binding of hell — the decisive canon of the binding of the lake of fire of Revelation; (8) binding of time — the decisive canon of the binding of 4000 years of biblical canon. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of the mass production of sulfuric acid in the 19th-century Industrial Revolution.

Cultural Significance

Sulfur is not merely a mineral icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive biblical-Greek-Chinese-European canon, traversing the sulfur of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19 of c. 1800 BCE, Odysseus's purification in Homer's Odyssey Book 22 verses 481-482 of the 8th century BCE, Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 35 verses 174-178 of the 1st century, the lake of fire in Revelation 19:20 of the 1st century, the black powder of 9th-century China, the three principles of alchemy of Paracelsus of the 16th century, and Lavoisier's elemental definition of 1789. The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of Greek 'theion (θεῖον, divine)' — the decisive canon of the divinity of sulfur, with Latin 'sulphur/sulfur' as the etymology of the chemical symbol S. The decisive biblical origin canon is the decisive canon of Genesis 19:24 of c. 1800 BCE — 'The Lord rained sulfur (gophrit) and fire from heaven upon Sodom (Sodom) and Gomorrah (Gomorrah)', and the decisive Homer canon is the decisive canon of Greek Homer's (Homer, 8th century BCE) Odyssey (Odyssey) Book 22 verses 481-482 of Odysseus burning sulfur to purify the palace after slaying the suitors. The decisive apocalyptic canon is the decisive canon of the 'lake of fire and brimstone' (Greek λίμνη τοῦ πυρὸς τοῦ καιομένου ἐν θείῳ) in John's Revelation (Revelation) 19:20 (the beast and false prophet), 20:10 (the devil), and 21:8 (cowards and unbelievers) of the 1st century. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of the four classifications of sulfur (natural, artificial, solid, liquid) and the sulfur of the Vulcano (Vulcano) island of Sicily in the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 35 verses 174-178 of the 1st century. The decisive gunpowder canon is the decisive canon of the invention of black powder (75% saltpeter KNO3 + 15% charcoal C + 10% sulfur S) by Taoist alchemists of Tang China (618-907) of the 9th century — the decisive canon of its transmission to Europe in the 13th century. The decisive Paracelsus canon is the decisive canon of the three principles of alchemy (tria prima, sulfur-soul, mercury-spirit, salt-body) by the Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus (Paracelsus, 1493-1541) of the 16th century. The decisive chemistry canon is the decisive canon of the French Lavoisier's (Antoine Lavoisier, 1743-1794) Treatise on Chemistry (Traité élémentaire de chimie) of 1789 listing sulfur as a chemical element.

In Popular Culture

Sulfur and fire of Sodom (Sodom) and Gomorrah (Gomorrah) in Genesis 19:24 (c. 1800 BCE) — decisive biblical origin canonOdysseus's purification in Homer Odyssey (Odyssey) Book 22 verses 481-482 (8th century BCE) — decisive Homer canonPliny the Elder Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 35 verses 174-178 (1st century) — decisive natural history canonLake of fire and brimstone in John's Revelation (Revelation) 19:20, 20:10, 21:8 (1st century) — decisive apocalyptic canonInvention of black powder (75% saltpeter + 15% charcoal + 10% sulfur) in Tang China (9th century) — decisive gunpowder canonSulfur of Vulcano (Vulcano) island of Italy — decisive Mediterranean canonThree principles of alchemy by Paracelsus (Paracelsus) (16th century) — decisive alchemical canonAntoine Lavoisier (Antoine Lavoisier) Treatise on Chemistry sulfur as element (1789) — decisive chemistry canonSulfur of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy (1320) — decisive medieval canonMass production of sulfuric acid in the Industrial Revolution (19th century) — decisive industrial canon