A.ether, the heaven (wrongly distinguished by Aristarch. from ἀήρ (q.v.) as upper from lower air); “δι᾽ ἠέρος αἰθέρ᾽ ἵκανεν” Il.14.288; [“Ζεὺς] αἰθέρι ναίων” 2.412, Hes.Op.18; “νόμοι δι᾽ αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες” S.OT867; “αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώματα δὲ χθών” IG1.442, cf. E.Supp.533; of the sky, both cloudless, “νήνεμος αἰ.” Il.8.556, and clouded, “ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι” 15.192, cf. 16.365; freq. in Trag., etc., A.Pr.1044, 1088, Pers.365, E. Ba.150; αἰ. ζοφερός, ἀχλυόεις, A.R.3.1265, 4.927; of the fumes of the Cyclops' mouth, E.Cyc.410.
2. air, Emp.100.5.
4. the divine element in the human soul, Philostr.VA3.34, cf. 42.
II. clime, region, E.Alc.594 (lyr.).