αι122Αἰθὴρ
ether, sky
Homer [treats] ai)qh/r as feminine: "out of [the] bright sky." And Pindar also: "through [the] desolate sky." [sc. He calls it 'desolate'] because being fiery it gives no nourishment. And elsewhere: "driving a chariot…
Αἰθὴρ θηλυκῶς Ὅμηρος· αἰθέρος ἐκ δίης. καὶ Πίνδαρος· φρήμας δι' αἰθέρος. διότι πυρώδης ὢν οὐ τρέφει. καὶ αὖθις· ἀστεροειδέα νῶτα διφρεύουσ' αἰθέρος ἱερᾶς.