In the mythological writings of

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

, Grodna is the third son of Urizen. In Chapter VIII of '' The Book of Urizen'' his birth is described: :''Grodna rent the deep earth, howling'' :''Amaz'd; his heavens immense cracks'' :''Like the ground parched with heat, ..' His identification is with the

classical element Classical elements typically refer to earth, water, air, fire, and (later) aether which were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances. Ancient cultures in Greece, Tibet, and India had simil ...

Earth, in the alignment of Urizen's four sons.

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