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Aether

primordial Greek deity, personification of the upper air

AI overview

Aether was a primordial deity in ancient Greek mythology who represented the upper air or sky. The concept mattered to the Greeks as part of their mythological framework for understanding and personifying the natural elements of the world above.

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In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Aether is referenced by 572 other articles, and connects out to Eris, Hecatoncheires and cyclops.

It sits within the topics Children of Nyx, Consorts of Gaia and Greek gods.

Its subject is documented across 58 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: Greek primordial deity
Gender: male
Spouse: Dies
Child: Gaia
Father: Erebos
Mother: Nyx
Sibling: Hemera
Image: Aether in battle with a lion-headed Giant.jpg

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worshipped by: Ancient Greek religion
different from: Eter

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Encyclopedic overview

In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ˈiː.θər/; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ, pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr], meaning "brightness") is the personification of the bright upper sky. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). In Orphic cosmogony, Aether was the offspring of Chronos (Time) and the brother of Chaos and Erebus.

Genealogy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aether” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.