Quintessence

Quintessence, literally fifth essence (from Latin quinta essentia), can refer to:

Science

• Aether (classical element), the fifth classical element after earth, fire, water, and air
• Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy; postulated to explain the accelerating universe
• An international publishing group of scientific journals

Music

• Quintessence (English band), a 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds
  • Quintessence (album), a 1970 album by the English band.
• Quintessence (Finnish band), a Nu soul band led by singer Emma Salokoski
• Quintessence (French band), a black metal band founded in 2005 in France
• Quintessence (Borknagar album)
• Quintessence (Bill Evans album), a 1976 album by Bill Evans.
• Quintessence (The Soil Bleeds Black album)
• Quintessence (Serbian band), a heavy/folk metal band founded in 2010 in Serbia
• A song from the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone's Album Panzerfaust
• "Quintessence", a song on the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band Mastodon's fourth studio album, Crack the Skye.

Other

• Quintessence is also the name of Hampton University's Class of 1992. The Class of 1992 originated this class name and the legacy continues with subsequent classes.
• Quintessenz (German for quintessence), an Austrian on-line civil liberties advocacy organization
• A rune type in Riot Games' PC game: League of Legends.
• In DC Comics, the Quintessence is a group of cosmic beings who counsel one another, including (usually) Shazam, Zeus, Highfather, The Phantom Stranger, and Ganthet.
• A collection of essays by W. V. Quine, edited by Robert F. Gibson, Jr.
• Quintessence Editions Ltd. are the originators of the highly successful 1001 Before You Die series

See also

• Fifth Element
• Quintessons