Aether

Aether, æther or ether may refer to:

Historical science and mythology

 * 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

 * 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

Fictional elements

 * 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

Gaming

 * Aether (video game), 2008

Artists

 * Ether (band), Welsh rock band 1996–1999
 * Æther Realm American heavy metal band. (2010-Now)

Albums

 * Aether (album), by The Necks, 2001
 * Ether (Babble album), 1996
 * Ether (B.o.B album), 2017
 * Ether (Fischer-Z album), 2002

Songs

 * "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

 * Ether (Book of Mormon prophet)
 * Ether, North Carolina, a place in the United States
 * Ether, a cryptocurrency generated in accordance with the Ethereum protocol