AETHER (primordial deity of the upper air)
Primordial power · primordial Greek deity, personification of the upper air
- Parents
- Erebos, Nyx
- Siblings
- Hemera
- Consorts
- Hemera, Dies
- Children
- Gaia, Uranus, Eros, Dione, Thalassa, Dolos, Altercatio, Terra, Caelus, Aergia, Aura, Dolor
- In the sources
- 3 ancient passages
Aether, the omnipotent sire, leaped down to embrace Earth.1 He was born from a loving union between Erebus and Night.2 In this account, he is the father of Heaven.3
He descends with quickening showers to embrace his wife, who shares his power.1 By mixing his might with hers, he brings all germs to life.1 His children include Gaia, Uranus, and others, while his sibling is Hemera.
The codex facts behind this entry
Aether is described as the omnipotent sire who leaps down to embrace Earth. Georgics 2.315
In the myths
Night conceived Aether through a loving union with Erebus. The Theogony ll. 116-138 He descends with quickening showers to embrace his wife and mixes his might with hers to bring all germs to life. Georgics 2.315
