Chthonian
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A dweller in the mythical underworld.
- 1 Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth. not-comparable, usually
"Consus, moreover, is regarded as a god of the lower world, or Chthonian divinity—another circumstance which connects him with Poseidôn, whose character becomes more and more Chthonian the farther his cultus is traced into the East, where also his phase as lord of knowledge and wisdom appears more manifestly."
- 1 dwelling beneath the surface of the earth wordnet
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More examples"Consus, moreover, is regarded as a god of the lower world, or Chthonian divinity—another circumstance which connects him with Poseidôn, whose character becomes more and more Chthonian the farther his cultus is traced into the East, where also his phase as lord of knowledge and wisdom appears more manifestly."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χθόνιος (khthónios, “in or under the ground”), from χθών (khthṓn, “ground”).
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