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Chthonian

[thoh-nee-uhn]

adjective Classical Mythology.

of or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.

Also, chthon·ic

[thon-ik] .

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek chthóni(os) (chthon-, stem of chthṓn earth + -ios adj. suffix) + -an; akin to Latin humus earth (see humus)

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chthonian or chthonic (ˈθəʊnɪən, ˈθɒnɪk)

—*adj*
	of or relating to the underworld

[C19: from Greek khthonios in or under the earth, from khthōn earth]

chthonic or chthonic

—*adj*

[C19: from Greek khthonios in or under the earth, from khthōn earth]

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