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chthonic

chtho=nic

WORDNET DICTIONARY

chthonic(s = adj.all) chthonian, nether - dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"

chthonic, a. [Gr. , , the earth.].

Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions. [1913 Webster]

"[The] chthonic character of the wife of Zeus." [1913 Webster]

chthonic, (also chthonian) adj. of, relating to, or inhabiting the underworld.

Etymology

Gk khthon earth

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