chthonian
[ thoh-nee-uhn ]
/ ˈθoʊ ni ən /
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adjective Classical Mythology.
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.
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Also chthon·ic [thon-ik]. /ˈθɒn ɪk/.
Words nearby chthonian
Chrysops, Chrysostom, chrysotherapy, chrysotile, chs., chthonian, Chu, Chuang-tzu, chub, Chubb, chubby
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Example sentences from the Web for chthonian
As a chthonian power, she is worshipped at the Samothracian mysteries, and is closely connected with Demeter.
The Chthonian deities form a counterpart to the dwellers on Olympus.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington SymondsA man who divorced his wife was to make an offering to the Chthonian gods.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)|PlutarchIt must be strange to die, surrounded by jackals at their chthonian litanies.
In Mesopotamia|Martin Swayne
British Dictionary definitions for chthonian
chthonian
chthonic (ˈθɒnɪk)
/ (ˈθəʊnɪən) /
adjective
of or relating to the underworld
Word Origin for chthonian
C19: from Greek khthonios in or under the earth, from khthōn earth
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