OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 20961

chthonic

/ˈkθɒnɪk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ctónico
Dwelling within the underworld.
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;…
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.
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