Comments on: Word of the Day: Quintessence http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Laurie Allen http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/comment-page-1/#comment-352329 Laurie Allen Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:05:43 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3654#comment-352329 Daniel is right, Steve. The Pythagoreans added a fifth essence and called it nether, which at creation flew upward and created stars (big bang theory). The heavens above is called ether. Shakespeare put it best with Hamlet saying "...quintessence of dust," meaning the nether that makes up a man, ends as dust. Daniel is right, Steve. The Pythagoreans added a fifth essence and called it nether, which at creation flew upward and created stars (big bang theory). The heavens above is called ether. Shakespeare put it best with Hamlet saying “…quintessence of dust,” meaning the nether that makes up a man, ends as dust.

]]> By: Daniel Scocco http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/comment-page-1/#comment-200010 Daniel Scocco Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:33:45 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3654#comment-200010 @Steve Campbell, yes I believe the Pythagoreans called it "nether." You can read more on that here: http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/quintessence @Steve Campbell, yes I believe the Pythagoreans called it “nether.”

You can read more on that here: http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/quintessence

]]> By: Steve Campbell http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/comment-page-1/#comment-199841 Steve Campbell Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3654#comment-199841 Are you sure you mean "nether" (an adjective meaning "lower") and not "ether" (an all-pervading massless medium, the base of "ethernet")? If you really mean "nether," can you give a citation for it in this meaning? Are you sure you mean “nether” (an adjective meaning “lower”) and not “ether” (an all-pervading massless medium, the base of “ethernet”)? If you really mean “nether,” can you give a citation for it in this meaning?

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