chthonian
[ thoh-nee-uh n ]
/ ˈθoʊ ni ən /
adjective Classical Mythology.
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.
RELATED WORDS
demonic, malevolent, hellish, devilish, wicked, lower, accursed, confounded, cursed, damnable, diabolical, execrable, fiendish, malicious, monstrous, nether, satanic, subterranean, blamed, blasted
Nearby words
- chrysotile,
- chrétien,
- chrétien de troyes,
- chrétien, jean,
- chs.,
- chthonic,
- chu,
- chu chiang,
- chu hsi,
- chu kiang
Also chthon·ic [thon-ik] /ˈθɒn ɪk/.
Origin of chthonian
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Examples from the Web for chthonian
A man who divorced his wife was to make an offering to the Chthonian gods.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)|PlutarchThe Chthonian deities form a counterpart to the dwellers on Olympus.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington SymondsIt must be strange to die, surrounded by jackals at their chthonian litanies.
In Mesopotamia|Martin SwayneAs a chthonian power, she is worshipped at the Samothracian mysteries, and is closely connected with Demeter.
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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chthonian
1804, from Latinized form of Greek khthonios (see chthonic) + -an.
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