Ether (god)

This article is about the Roman God. For the Greek God, see Aether (god).

This article is about The Roman God. For other uses, see Aether.

Ether (Aer)
A modern depiction of Ether, by Jess-Foxx-Quinn
Primagenus of the Upper Air
General Information
Species	God
Gender identity	Male
Relationships
Parents	Chaos and Caligo
Siblings	Nox, Erebos, and Dies
Consorts	Terra
Spouses	Dies
Children	By Dies Terra Caelus Mare By Terra Dolor Dolus Ira Luctus Mendacium Iusiurandum Ultio Intemperantia Altercatio Oblivio Socordia Timor Superbia Incestum Pugna Oceanus Themis Tartarus Pontus The Titans Briareus, Gyges Steropes Atlas Hyperion Polus Saturnus Ops Moneta Dione Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Aether

In Roman Mythology, Ether also known as Aḗr (Latin: AETHER or ÁÉR “Āēr”, English: Air, meaning "air") is one of the Primagenera. He is the personification and god of the Upper Air.

Mythology

In Cicero's De Natura Deorum, Ether with Dies were the parents of Caelus and was the father of one of the "three Jupiters".

In the preface of Hyginus' Fabulae, he states:

“	Ex Caligine Chaos: ex Chao et Caligine Nox Dies Erebus Aether.	”
–Fabulae, Hyginus

In English, he states that Caligine and Chaos are the parents of Nox, Dies, Erebus, and Ether.

In the next verse he states:

“	Ex Aethere et Die Terra Caelum Mare. Ex Aethere et Terra Dolor Dolus Ira Luctus Mendacium Iusiurandum Ultio Intemperantia Altercatio Oblivio Socordia Timor Superbia Incestum Pugna Oceanus Themis Tartarus Pontus; et Titanes, Briareus Gyges Steropes Atlas Hyperion et Polus, Saturnus Ops Moneta Dione; Furiae tres, id est Alecto Megaera Tisiphone.	”
–Fabulae, Hyginus

In English, he states that Ether and Dies are the parents of Terra, Caelus, and Mare. The following verse then states that Ether with Terra became the parents of Dolor (Pain), Dolus (Deceit), Ira (Wrath), Luctus (Lamentation), Mendacium (Falsehood), Iusiurandum (Oath), Ultio (Vengeance), Intemperantia (Intemperance), Altercatio (Altercation), Oblivio (Oblivion), Socordia (Sloth), Timor (Fear), Superbia (Pride), Incestum (Incest), Pugna (Combat), Oceanus, Themis, Tartarus, Pontus; and the Titans, Briareus, Gyges, Steropes, Atlas, Hyperion, and Polus, Saturn, Ops, Moneta, Dione; and three Furies — namely, Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone.

It is to note that Hyginus's genealogy is very different from that given in Hesiod's Theogony, where Tartarus is the third primal deity after Chaos and Gaia; Uranus (Sky) and Pontus (Sea) were the offspring of Gaia (Earth) alone; Oceanus, Themis, Hyperion, Saturn (Cronus), and Ops (Rhea) are five of the twelve Titans, Briareus and Gyges are two of the three Hundred-Handers, and Steropes was one of the three Cyclopes, who were all the offspring of Gaia and Uranus; Atlas was the offspring of the Titans Iapetus and Clymene; the Furies (Erinyes) are the offspring of Gaia and Uranus' blood.

In addition the abstract personifications Pain, Deceit, Wrath, Lamentation, Falsehood, Oath, Vengeance, Intemperance, Altercation, Oblivion, Sloth, Fear, Pride, Incest, and Combat, are similar to the personifications, in the Theogony, who are the children of Nyx (e.g. Oizys (Distress), and Apate (Deceit)) or Eris (e.g. Algea (Pains), Pseudea (Lies), Horkos (Oath), Neikea (Disputes), Lethe (Forgetfulness), Hysminai (Combats), and Makhai (Battles)).