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According to ancient and medieval science, aether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /, alternative spellings include æther, aither, and ether), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. [1]
Thus, first appeared aether, from which appeared air, from that fire, from which water, and therefrom the earth. It is one of the Panchamahabhuta, or "five gross elements"; its main characteristic is Shabda (sound). The direct translation of akasha is the word meaning 'aether' in Hinduism.
fire and water and earth and air [aether], night and day, [47] while line 17 says: his [Zeus'] truthful, royal mind is imperishable aither. [48] Also possibly drawn from the Rhapsodies is an account of the creation of the world attributed to "Orpheus" by the sixth century AD chronographer John Malalas: [49] This is what Orpheus stated.
In this context, it has been proposed that the term would refer to a local god or being of that specific farmstead rather than of the whole world more generally. [ note 6 ] [ 34 ] Similarly, the Old Norse term landáss ("land-áss") is used in a poem attributed to Egill Skallagrímsson to refer to one of a list of gods which he wishes to turn ...
In the 19th century, luminiferous aether (or ether), meaning light-bearing aether, was a theorized medium for the propagation of light. James Clerk Maxwell developed a model to explain electric and magnetic phenomena using the aether, a model that led to what are now called Maxwell's equations and the understanding that light is an ...
Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical sound. [4] Noise music includes a wide range of musical styles and sound-based creative practices that feature noise as a ...
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
These are lists of songs.In music, a song is a musical composition for a voice or voices, performed by singing or alongside musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs.