Aether
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Aether, æther or ether may refer to:
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 physics
- Luminiferous aether, considered in late 19th century physics 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 (cryptocurrency), created as part of the distributed computing platform Ethereum
- AETHER, an atmospheric radiative transfer algorithm
- Aether in telecommunication - open source platform for 5G/LTE-Edge-Cloud-as-a-Service by the Open Networking Foundation (ONF)
Arts and media
Gaming
- 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 (video game)
- Aether, a realm in Call of Duty: Zombies
- Aether (previously Æther), the cosmic substance that's channeled to perform magic as defined in the lore of Magic: The Gathering
- Aether, one of the first Minecraft mods to be made
- Aether, a unique skill only Ike can learn in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Rivals of Aether, a 2017 fighting game
- Ether, a recurring item in the Pokémon series
Music
Artists
- Ether (band), Welsh rock band (1996–1999)
- Ether, US-based Australian rock group better known as Memento, disbanded 2007
- Æther (band) (also known as Aether), Brazilian progressive rock band (1995-)
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), a 1996 album by British–New Zealand electronic dance music group Babble
- Ether (B.o.B album), a 2017 album by American rapper B.o.B.
- Ether (Fischer-Z album), a 2008 experimental music project by British rock group Fischer-Z, the creative product of British multimedia artist John Watts
- Ether Song, a 2003 album by British band Turin Brakes.
Songs
- "Ether" (song), a 2001 song by American rapper Nas
- "Aether", a song by Robin Hitchcock on his compilation album You & Oblivion
- "Ether", a 2016 single by heavy metal band Make Them Suffer
Other media
- Aether–The Reality Stone (Red gem), a weapon and plot device in Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appeared in the film Thor: The Dark World
Other uses
- Ether (Book of Mormon prophet), a prophet from the Book of Mormon
- Ether, North Carolina
- Aether, a mountain bike from Bird Cycleworks
See also
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