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Which of The Four Temperaments Are You?

Christina Henesy Student Contributor, University of Tampa
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tampa chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Throughout history, people have found ways to categorize different personality types. One of the earliest examples of this was the Four Temperaments, which was developed by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece. The Four Temperaments are: 

Phlegmatic

💙 Traits: Easy-going, open-minded, friendly, peaceful, intuitive, goes with the flow

🌊 Element: Water 

❄️ Season: Winter 

🐬 Animal: Dolphin 

Sanguine

💛 Traits: Optimistic, outgoing, sociable, charismatic, fun-loving, thrill-seeking

🌬️ Element: Air

🌸 Season: Spring

🐶 Animal: Dog

Choleric 

❤️ Traits: Ambitious, driven, goal-oriented, confident, hard-working, can be stubborn

🔥 Element: Fire

☀️ Season: Summer

🦁 Animal: Lion 

 Melancholic 

💚 Traits: Organized, thoughtful, logical, detailed, artistic, analytical, serious 

🌎 Element: Earth 

🍂 Season: Autumn 

🦉 Animal: Owl 

As for me, I’d say I’d consider myself mostly phlegmatic.

My name's Chrissy, I'm a 2024 graduate and Writing Major/Linguistics Minor at the University of Tampa. When I'm not writing, I enjoy listening to music, swimming, meditating, reading, and good vibes.