aether
noun
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One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
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noun
Greek mythology
One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.
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Sense: one of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light
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