Talk:Earth ponies/@comment-24266213-20140124075857/@comment-10390252-20140124142637

@DarkO14,

The four Philosophical Elements are not exclusive to the Avatar universe, you know. They have a history in human culture going back thousands of years.

For what it's worth, there does seem to be a relationship between the species of ponies and these elements:

Fire (magic) - Unicorns

Air - Pegasi

Water - Seaponies (Shoobie-doobie-doo!)

Earth - Earth ponies.

Interestingly, some versions of the elements exclude Earth but include Wood and Metal. The canon ability of some earth ponies to accelerate and augment plant growth means they have wood/plant magic as well as earth magic (as demonstrated by Pinkie's rock-farming family).