Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-128.151.150.18-20161013025548/@comment-25936766-20161016113722

Nikoli the rebel wrote: 1-That is thin. Aether was supposed to be a divine wind (Kamikaze connection?) that was breathed by the gods. The word αἰθήρ  (aither) in Homeric Greek means "pure, fresh air" or "clear sky". Already it seems to correlate more to wind than anything else.

2-Furthermore, when Aether is personified as a god in mythology, he represents the upper air, not energy.

3-While aether was largely used to describe what we now call gravity before the Principia was published it certianly has no connection to "Barrier". 1&2-For starters, I'm not talking about the god, nor about mythology. I'm talking about the classical element. Which has been interpreted as things related to space and physics, not just "the air Gods breathe", which is a purely-mythological interpretation that disappeared throughout time.

"The concept of aether was used in several theories to explain several natural phenomena, such as the traveling of light and gravity. In the late 19th century, physicists postulated that aether permeated all throughout space, providing a medium through which light could travel in a vacuum........

More info behind the link. But the point is, it has a lot more behind it than simply "Divine Air", hence why I added a "/Space" to it.

3-You seemed to miss part of the point. I'm saying Aether is the element, and Gravity and Barrier are simply different Types. In the same way Water is an element, and it's Dust Types are Water, Ice and Steam. Same thing in different forms.

Do note this part: "[Aristotle] noted that the four terrestrial classical elements were subject to change and naturally moved linearly. The "first" element however, located in the celestial regions and heavenly bodies, moved circularly and had none of the qualities the terrestrial classical elements had. It was neither hot nor cold, neither wet nor dry."

Basically, Aether would be the "Non-Elemental" Element.