Aether (classical element)

Japanese (Godai)

Earth (地) | Water (水) | Fire (火) |
Air / Wind (風) | Void / Sky / Heaven (空)

Hinduism (Tattva) and Buddhism (Mahābhūta)

Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind
Agni / Tejas — Fire
Akasha — Aether
Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth
Ap / Jala — Water

According to ancient and medieval science, Aether (Greek αἰθήρ, aithēr), also spelled ether, is the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere. Aristotle included it as a fifth element distinct from the other four, Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. Aether was also called quintessence (from quinta essentia, "fifth element"). Quintessence was also supposed to be a definition of pure energy. Its force is imagined to be like lightning. This element also has the power of life. Its Platonic solid was the dodecahedron.