Full Idea
He taught that there were two elements, fire and earth; and that one of them occupies the place of the maker, the other that of the matter.
Gist of Idea
He taught that there are two elements, fire the maker, and earth the matter
Source
report of Parmenides (fragments/reports [c.474 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 09.Pa.2
Book Reference
Diogenes Laertius: 'Diogenes Laertius', ed/tr. Yonge,C.D. [Henry G. Bohn 1853], p.384