Aether
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Aether is the primordial Greek deity embodying the bright, upper air and pure sky associated with the realm of the gods.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aether canonical | 9 |
| Αἰθήρ (Aether) | 2 |
| Ether (Aither) | 1 |
| aether (classical element) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
ⓘ
personification ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | realm of the gods ⓘ |
| category |
Personifications in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Primordial Greek gods ⓘ Sky and weather gods ⓘ |
| childOf |
Erebus
ⓘ
Nyx ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Erebus
ⓘ
air of mortals ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
deity of light
ⓘ
primordial god of upper air ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | above the air breathed by mortals ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
bright sky
ⓘ
pure upper atmosphere ⓘ upper air ⓘ |
| embodies |
bright upper air
ⓘ
pure sky ⓘ |
| equivalentConcept |
Aether
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
aether (classical element)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| parent |
Aergia
ⓘ
Aethra ⓘ Astraea ⓘ Aurai ⓘ Gaia ⓘ Hemera ⓘ Urania ⓘ
surface form:
Ourania (muse)
Pontus ⓘ Thalassa ⓘ Uranus ⓘ |
| sibling |
Chaos
ⓘ
Erebus ⓘ Eros (primordial) ⓘ Gaia ⓘ Nyx ⓘ Tartarus ⓘ |
| sphere | Olympian realm ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort | Hemera ⓘ |
| symbol |
pure light
ⓘ
radiant sky ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s Theogony
Orphic Mysteries ⓘ
surface form:
Orphic tradition
|
| worshipType | primarily conceptual rather than cultic ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ether (Aither)
this entity surface form:
aether (classical element)
subject surface form:
Ἔρεβος
this entity surface form:
Αἰθήρ (Aether)
subject surface form:
Ἔρεβος
this entity surface form:
Αἰθήρ (Aether)
subject surface form:
Protogenoi