Aether
Appearance
Aether, æther or ether may refer to:
Historical science and mythology
[edit]- Aether (mythology), the personification of the bright upper sky
- Aether (classical element), the material believed to fill the universe above the terrestrial sphere
- Aether theories, proposing space-filling substance that propagates electromagnetic or gravitational forces
- Luminiferous aether, the postulated medium for the propagation of light
Science and engineering
[edit]- Ether, a class of chemical compounds
- Diethyl ether, or simply ether, an organic compound
- Petroleum ether, a petroleum fraction (not classified as an ether)
- AETHER, an atmospheric radiative transfer algorithm
Arts, entertainment and media
[edit]Fictional elements
[edit]- Aether, a plot device of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Infinity Stones
- Aether, an object in Aion (video game)
- Aether, a character in 2020 video game Genshin Impact
- Aether, an element of the Kaladesh expansion block of Magic: The Gathering
- Aether, a fictional planet in 2004 video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Aether, an element in 2012 video game Phantasy Star Online 2
- Ether, the building block of life in the Xenoblade Chronicles universe
- Aether, a dimension added in a mod for the video game Minecraft
- Aether, an ancient variety of entities present in Brandon Sanderson’s cosmere universe
- Ether, one of the five attributes in 2024 video game Zenless Zone Zero
Gaming
[edit]- Aether (video game), 2008
Music
[edit]Artists
[edit]- Ether (band), Welsh rock band 1996–1999
- Æther Realm American heavy metal band. (2010-Now)
Albums
[edit]- Aether (album), by The Necks, 2001
- Ether (Babble album), 1996
- Ether (B.o.B album), 2017
- Ether (Fischer-Z album), 2002
Songs
[edit]- "Ether" (song), a 2001 song by American rapper Nas
- "Ether", a song by Arca from the 2021 album Kick IIIII
- "Ether", a song by Gang of Four from the 1979 album Entertainment!
- "Ether" a song by Nothingface from the 2003 album Skeletons
- "Aether", a song by In Hearts Wake from the 2015 album Skydancer
- "Ether", a 2016 single by Make Them Suffer
Other uses
[edit]- Aether Industries, an Indian chemical manufacturing company
- Ether (Book of Mormon prophet)
- Ether, North Carolina, a place in the United States
- Ether, a cryptocurrency generated in accordance with the Ethereum protocol