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adjective
- 1. relating to or inhabiting the underworld: "a chthonic deity"
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Deities or spirits of the underworld in human religions
The word chthonic, or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word χθών, "khthon", meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ, or "ge", which speaks to the living surface of land on the earth. In Greek, chthonic is a descriptive word for things relating to the underworld and can be used in the contex... Wikipedia
