Aether

Aether, æther or ether may refer to:

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Metaphysics and mythology [edit]

aether (classical element), the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere
Aether (mythology) was the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology

aether (classical element), a concept, historically, used in science (as a medium) and in philosophy (as a substance)
- aether theories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and very early modern physics that 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"

Aether (video game), a 2008 puzzle game
Aether, a fictional planet, main setting for the 2004 video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Aether, the name of a skill used in the Fire Emblem series and Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Aether, a gatherable object in Aion
Aether, a sub-species form of Sariel in the PlayStation Portable game God Eater
Aether, written on the walls in the Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies and Call of Duty: Black Ops map Der Riese
The Aether, a user created custom mod for Minecraft
The Aetherium, a chaotic, mechanized dimension parallel to Earth seen in the 1999 video game Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

"Ether", a song from the 1999 album Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 by Coil
"Ether," a song from the 1979 album Entertainment! by Gang of Four
"Ether" (song), a 2001 "diss" rap song by American rapper Nas
"Aether", a track from the 1998 album Lead and Aether by Finnish funeral doom metal band Skepticism
"Aether", a track from the 2009 album Without Sinking by Hildur Guðnadóttir
"Æther", a track from the 2012 EP Wasted Life by the Australian band Adversary