Word Study
chthonic
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chthonic, (also chthonian) adj. of, relating to, or inhabiting the underworld.
Etymology
Gk khthon earth
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