Aether

Aether, æther or ether may refer to:

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Metaphysics and mythology

• Aether (classical element), the material supposed to fill the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere
• Aether (mythology), the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology

Science and engineering

• Aether theories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and early modern physics that suppose a "fifth element"
• Luminiferous aether, in late nineteenth century 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"
• Ether (value token), the value token in the blockchain platform Ethereum
• AETHER, an atmospheric radiative transfer algorithm

Games and films

• Aether (video game), a 2008 puzzle game
• Aether, a fictional planet, main setting for the 2004 video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
• Aether, a gatherable object in Aion
• Aether, a weapon in the film Thor: The Dark World
• Aether, a realm in Call of Duty: Zombies

Music

Artists

• Ether (band), Welsh rock band (1996–1999)
• Ether, US-based Australian rock group better known as Memento, disbanded 2007

Albums

• Æther Shanties, a 2009 album by Seattle Steampunk band Abney Park
• Aether (album),a 2001 album by Australian jazz trio The Necks
• Ether (Babble album), 1996
• Ether (B.o.B album), 2017
• Ether (Fischer-Z album), 2008

Songs

• "Ether", a 2001 song by American rapper Nas

Other

• Ether (Book of Mormon prophet), a prophet from the Book of Mormon
• Ether, North Carolina

See also

• Aethyr (disambiguation)
• Ether
• Ethernet, a computer communications technology