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AntichthonAntichthon An*tich"thon, n.; pl. Antichthones. [Gr. ?; ?
against + ? the earth.]
1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite
side of the sun. --Grote.
2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell. AntichthonesAntichthon An*tich"thon, n.; pl. Antichthones. [Gr. ?; ?
against + ? the earth.]
1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite
side of the sun. --Grote.
2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell. Authochthonic
Autochthonal Au*toch"tho*nal, Authochthonic
Au`thoch*thon"ic, Autochthonous Au*toch"tho*nous, a.
Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
Autochthonal
Autochthonal Au*toch"tho*nal, Authochthonic
Au`thoch*thon"ic, Autochthonous Au*toch"tho*nous, a.
Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
Autochthonism
Autochthonism Au*toch"tho*nism, n.
The state of being autochthonal.
Autochthonous
Autochthonal Au*toch"tho*nal, Authochthonic
Au`thoch*thon"ic, Autochthonous Au*toch"tho*nous, a.
Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
Autochthony
Autochthony Au*toch"tho*ny, n.
An aboriginal or autochthonous condition.
Chthonian
Chthonian Chtho"ni*an, a. [Gr. ? in or under the earth, fr. ?,
?, earth.]
Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the
underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the
Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive
in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics
of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and
generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are
supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
Chthonic
Chthonic Chthon"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?, the earth.]
Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions.
[The] chthonic character of the wife of Zeus. --Max
M["u]ller.
Chthonophagia
Chthonophagia Chthon`o*pha"gi*a, Chthonophagy
Chtho*noph"a*gy, n. [NL. chthonophagia; Gr. ?, ?, earth + ? to
eat.]
A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat
earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States,
the West Indies, etc.
Chthonophagy
Chthonophagia Chthon`o*pha"gi*a, Chthonophagy
Chtho*noph"a*gy, n. [NL. chthonophagia; Gr. ?, ?, earth + ? to
eat.]
A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat
earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States,
the West Indies, etc.
Meaning of Chthon from wikipedia
- free dictionary.
Chthon,
chthonian or
chthonic may
refer to:
Chthon (Marvel Comics), an
Elder God of the
Marvel Universe House of
Chthon, a
major vampire...
-
Chthon is a
science fiction novel by
American writer Piers Anthony,
originally released in 1967. It was Anthony's
first published novel, and was nominated...
- hunter.
Marcus is a
powerful vampire and high-ranking
member of the
House of
Chthon.
Smitten with Krista,
Marcus turns her into a
vampire by
injecting her with...
- of Gaia.
Traditionally "gaia"
means "earth" and
chthon, "under or "beneath the earth"
however chthon has
occasionally the same
meaning with the earth...
- by Marv Wolfman, Yong Montano, and Bill Mantlo.
Chthon uses
chaos magic and can warp reality.
Chthon is an evil
Elder God who is the
writer of the Darkhold...
-
imbued with
Chthon's power while Maximoff and the
Hunter subdue and free Banner. The
heroes confront Lilith, who
reveals her plot to
destroy Chthon upon learning...
- folk-etymologies
include ἔριον, erion, "wool" or ἔρις, eris, "strife"+ χθών
chthôn or chthonos, "earth".
According to the Bibliotheca,
Athena visited the smith-god...
- lycanthropy,
inadvertently freeing Chthon from imprisonment. The
Knights held him off and
Magnus was able to re-bind
Chthon. However, on this same night, a...
-
Helen in her
anguish calls upon "Winged maidens,
daughters of the
Earth (
Chthon)."
Although they
lured mariners, the Gr****s portra**** the
sirens in their...
- Anthony. The
series is
continued by
Charles Platt with Anthony's permission.
Chthon (1967) Anthony's
first published novel;
nominated for the Hugo and Nebula...
