The chthonic deity Hades.
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Chthonic
//ˈkθɒnɪk//
Synonyms for "chthonic" (11 found)
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8 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- χθόνιος adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Brazilian Portuguese
2 entries- ctônico adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
- ctônio adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Catalan
1 entries- ctònic adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Czech
1 entries- chtonický adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Danish
1 entries- ktonisk adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
European Portuguese
2 entries- ctónico adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
- ctónio adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Finnish
1 entries- ktooninen adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
French
1 entries- chthonien adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Galician
1 entries- ctónico adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
German
1 entries- chthonisch adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Greek
1 entries- χθόνιος adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Italian
1 entries- ctonio adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ktonisk adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Polish
1 entries- chtoniczny adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Russian
1 entries- хтони́ческий adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Spanish
1 entries- ctónico adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Swedish
1 entries- ktonisk adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Ukrainian
1 entries- хтоні́чний adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Welsh
2 entries- cthonig adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
- isfydol adj (dwelling within or under the earth)
Sample sentences
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The young pantheon had remanded their elders to the role of smouldering, chthonic gods; to inhabiting dark, deep places, hidden from mortal eyes and influence.
Source: wiktionary
In this ceremony the Olympian Gods are placed in opposition to the Chthonic genii, the divinities of death and the dark side of nature, in which class the heroes are also reckoned; but Zeus Soter is conceived as a third and lord over both worlds.
Source: wiktionary
In connexion with these Chthonic surroundings, the form of the head-dress which crowns the recumbent figure of Dionysos-Pluto, and is also occasionally seen on the kead of the Kourotrophos at the foot of the couch, is of considerable significance.
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