Quote Originally Posted by Anonymoose View Post
Aether comes into the mythology via Eorzea being based very loosely based on Greece in the lead-up to invasion by Persia, so there are many Greek references in that geographical region of the game.
Is there an official source for that particular reference? Aether (or ether) is a common concept as the "fifth element", and the name could easily be picked without any intention to have an Ancient Greek-inspired setting.