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Definition of Chthonian

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.

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- Chthonian planets (/ˈkθoʊniən/, sometimes 'cthonian') are a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's...
- Look up chthonian or chthonic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chthon, chthonian or chthonic may refer to: Chthon (Marvel Comics), an Elder God of...
- The word chthonic (/ˈθɒnɪk/), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Gr**** word χθών, "khthon", meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly...
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- Curse of the Chthonians is a 1984 role-playing game adventure for Call of Cthulhu published by Chaosium. Curse of the Chthonians is a package containing...
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- was Rhea. In Ops' statues and coins, she is figured sitting down, as Chthonian deities normally are, and generally holds a scepter, or a corn spray and...
- exoplanets in combination with the emission spectra of their star. A chthonian planet results when a gas giant has its outer atmosphere stripped away...
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