"Aether" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”). Doublet of Ether. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αἰθήρ||upper air}} Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), {{doublet|en|Ether}} Doublet of Ether Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aether
  1. (Greek mythology) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos. Wikipedia link: Aether (mythology) Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Translations (Greek primordial deity): Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Եթեր (Etʻer) (Armenian), Èter [masculine] (Catalan), Etero (Esperanto), Éther [masculine] (French), Αιθέρας (Aithéras) [masculine] (Greek), Etere [masculine] (Italian), アイテール (Aitēru) (Japanese), 아이테르 (Aitereu) (Korean), Eter [masculine] (Polish), Ajter [masculine] (Polish), Éter [masculine] (Portuguese), Эфи́р (Efír) [masculine] (Russian), Éter [masculine] (Spanish), Ефі́р (Efír) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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