Aura
Aura (Old Greek αὔρα aura, 'breath of air') stands for:
- Aura (goddess), Greek goddess of the morning breeze
- Energy body, a supposedly perceptible radiation in esotericism
- colloquially, the "charisma" of a person; see charisma
- Atmosphere (aesthetics), the aesthetic "charisma" of an environment
- halo (lat. nimbus), a symbol in art
- Aura (Benjamin), a term in art theory coined by Walter Benjamin.
- Aura (epilepsy), perceptions in the run-up to an epileptic seizure
- Aura (migraine), neurological disorders in the context of migraine
- Aura (cheese), Finnish cheese
- Aura (given name), female given name
- a southern German place and water name, see Aurach (toponym)
- a mouth-aeoline (as a predecessor of the harmonica), see Aeoline (musical instrument)
ʿAura (Arabic عورة 'shame') stands for:
- ʿAura, pubic area of the human body in Islam
Au/Ra stands for:
- Au/Ra, stage name of the singer Jamie Lou Stenzel
AURA stands for:
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
- Autoradiography
- a combination of several jew's harps, see jew's harp#playing style
Aura is the proper name of:
- (1488) Aura, asteroid of the main belt
- Aura (satellite), earth observation satellite of NASA
- Aura (Toronto), residential building in Toronto
- one of the dogs of Aktaion in Greek mythology
- Aura (film), Italian horror film (OT: Trauma) from 1993.
- Founding name of the Dutch progressive metal band Lemur Voice.
- AB Aura, a Finnish shipping company in Turku, founded by John Tengström, bankruptcy 1942
- Aura (ship, 2008), a Finnish multipurpose vessel for heavy lift transports
Rivers:
- Aura (Sinn), tributary of the Sinn in Bavaria
- Aura å, Swedish name of the southwestern Finnish river Aurajoki
Locations:
- Aura an der Saale, municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria
- Aura im Sinngrund, municipality in the district of Main-Spessart in Bavaria
- Aura (Finland), town on the Aurajoki River, Western Finland region of Finland
- Aura (Michigan), place in the United States
- Aura (New Jersey), place in the United States
Music Albums:
- Aura (Asia album), a music album by the rock band Asia
- Aura (Kool Savas album), a music album by rapper Kool Savas.
- Aura (Miles Davis album), a music album by jazz musician Miles Davis.
- Aura (The Mission album), a music album by rock band The Mission.
- Aura (Yvonne Catterfeld album), a music album by singer Yvonne Catterfeld.
Aura is the name or family name of the following people:
- Ekkehard von Aura († 1125), Benedictine monk and chronicler
- Francisco Aura Jorro, Spanish classical philologist (Greek scholar) and mycenaeologist
- Matti Aura (politician, 1885) (1885-1975), Finnish politician, Minister of the Interior
- Matti Aura (politician, 1943) (1943-2011), Finnish politician (National Coalition Party), Minister of Transport
- Teuvo Aura (1912-1999), Finnish politician
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