Quintessence 1400064 221560696 2008-06-25T01:41:49Z Darknus823 722542 :''The Transformers characters are spelled [[Quintessons]].'' {{wiktionary}} '''Quintessence''', literally ''fifth essence'' (from [[Latin]] ''quinta essentia''), can refer : * [[Aether (classical element)]], the fifth classical element after earth, fire, water and air * [[Quintessence (physics)]], a hypothetical form of dark energy; postulated to explain the accelerating universe * [[Quintessence (English band)]], a 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds * [[Quintessence (Finnish band)]], a Nu soul band led by singer Emma Salokoski * [[Quintessence (Borknagar album)|''Quintessence'' (Borknagar album)]] * [[Quintessence (The Soil Bleeds Black album)|''Quintessence'' (The Soil Bleeds Black album)]] * [[Quintessenz]] (German for ''quintessence''), an Austrian on-line civil liberties advocacy organization * "Quintessence", from the [[Mage: the Ascension]] role-playing game series; a fundamental form of energy * In the game [[Fire Emblem (video game)|Fire Emblem]], quintessence is the name given to the life force of living beings * In [[DC Comics]], the Quintessence is a group of cosmic beings who counsel one another, including (usually) [[Shazam]], [[Zeus]], [[Highfather]], [[The Phantom Stranger]], and [[Ganthet]]. *"Quintessence", the title of a Salvation Army brass band composition written by Robert Readhead for the [[Melbourne Staff Band]] to perform at the 1978 Salvation Army International Congress * A song from the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone's Album [[Panzerfaust (album)|''Panzerfaust'']] ==See also== *[[Fifth Element]] *[[Quinta Essentia (Video Game)]] {{disambig}} [[de:Quintessenz]] [[fr:Quintessence]] [[nl:Kwintessens]] [[ru:Квинтэссенция]] [[sr:Квинтесенција]] [[sv:Kvintessens]]