Aether

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Pure bright upper air that the gods breathe in Greek myth

proper noun
/ˈiːθər/

Literature

: Éter

Their leader Malekith made a weapon out of that darkness and it was called the Aether.
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Examples

Malekith sought to use the Aether's power to return the universe to one of darkness.

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The Aether awakens us.

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The Aether has found its way home.

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The Aether cannot be destroyed.

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The Aether was said to have been destroyed with them, and yet here it is.

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Malekith knew the Aether was here.

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You will need your strength to reclaim the Aether.

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None of this would have happened if I hadn't found the Aether.

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Malekith is going to fire the Aether at a spot where all the nine worlds are connecting.

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In Greek mythology, the Aether is the personification of the upper sky and is often depicted as a deity.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Aether comes from an old Greek word aithēr, meaning the 'upper air' or the 'pure, bright' sky where the gods lived. You can see the same root in ether and ethereal, words for something light or heavenly, which is why Aether is the bright, upper sky in myths.