Aether

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Aether (mythology) originally was the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology.

The term aether, æther or ether may also refer to one of the following:

Contents 1 Science and engineering 2 Music 3 Other

[edit] Science and engineering

• The aether of classical elements is a concept, historically, used in science (as a medium) and in philosophy (as a substance).
  • Any number of aether theories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and modern physics which suppose a "fifth element".
  • Luminiferous aether, in early physics considered to be the medium through which light propagates
• Ether, a class of chemical compounds, or specifically:
  • Diethyl ether, which has the common name "ether".

[edit] Music

• "Ether," 1979 song by Gang of Four from the album Entertainment!
• "Ether (song)", 2001 song by American rapper Nas
• "Ether", 2003 song by Nothingface from the album Skeletons
• "Ether", 2008 song by AFI off their upcoming tenth EP
• "Aether", 2005 Scene.org Award-winning demo by a demoscene group Mfx
• Ether (band), US-based Australian rock band better known as Memento, disbanded 2007
• "Aether", 1998 song by Skepticism from the album "Lead and Aether"
• "Ether Clock" song by Ozric Tentacles from the album "The Floor's Too Far Away"

[edit] Other

• Etheric plane, in some esoteric teachings, one of the planes of existence
• Ether (Book of Mormon prophet), a prophet from the Book of Mormon
• Aether (video game), a puzzle video game featuring a boy and his pet monster
• Aether, the signature move of Ike from the video games Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
• Aether, a planet that serves as the main setting for the game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
• Æther, the substance of the Blind Eternities, the metaphysical space between different planes of existence and which is channeled to perform magic in the Magic: The Gathering mythology.
• Ether, the item that restores MP (Magic points) in the Final Fantasy video game series.

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