- Aether
Aether 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:
cience 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 ofaether 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".Music
* "Ether," 1979 song by Gang of Four from the album "
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* "Ether", 2001 song by American rapperNas
* "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 groupMfx
*Ether (band) , US-based Australian rock band better known as Memento, disbanded 2007
* "When Under Ether " 2007 song fromPJ Harvey 's album "White Chalk"Other
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Etheric plane , in some esoteric teachings, one of the planes of existence
*Etheric body , in some esoteric teachings, a sort of aura that constitutes the "blueprint" of the physical body
*Ether (Book of Mormon prophet) , a Mormon prophet
*Aether (video game) , a computer game
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