Quintessence

Quintessence, or fifth essence, may refer to:

Cosmology

 * Aether (classical element), in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere
 * Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy, postulated to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe

Literature

 * Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine, essays by Willard Van Orman Quine
 * Quintessence: The Quality of Having It, a 1983 book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards
 * Works by Lawrence M. Krauss:
 * The Fifth Essence, a 1989 book
 * Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe, a 2000 book
 * Quintessence, a 2013 science fiction book by David Walton

Media companies

 * Quintessence Films, a film production company
 * Quintessence International Publishing Group, a publishing company founded in Berlin, Germany

Music

 * Quintessence Records, a budget label

Bands

 * Quintessence (English band), 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds

Albums

 * The Quintessence, by Quincy Jones and his orchestra, 1962
 * Quintessence (Quintessence album), 1970
 * Quintessence (Bill Evans album), 1976
 * Quintessence (Borknagar album), 2000
 * Quintessential, by Steam Powered Giraffe, 2016
 * Quintessence (Spontaneous Music Ensemble album)

Songs

 * "Quintessence", by Darkthrone, from album Panzerfaust
 * "Quintessence", by Rotting Christ, from album Genesis
 * "Quintessence", by Mastodon, from album Crack the Skye
 * "In Quintessence", by Squeeze, from album East Side Story
 * "Quintessence", by Marketa Irglová, featuring Emilíana Torrini and Aukai, 2020 single

Video games

 * "Quintessence: The Blighted Venom", a game by Freebird Games

Proper names

 * Quintessence (horse), a thoroughbred racer (1900–1917)
 * The Quintessence, a DC Comics group of mutually consulting cosmic beings: see resp. Ganthet section

Other uses

 * Quintessence (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan.