chthonic
IPA: ʃθˈɑnɪk
adjective
- Dwelling within or under the earth.
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Examples of "chthonic" in Sentences
- They worship chthonic deities.
- The band themselves sometimes use the term 'Chthonic Musick'.
- All these elements betoken the rites owed to a chthonic deity.
- I'm not sure if Aphrodite is considered to be a chthonic deity.
- Psoglav is a chthonic demon, somewhat similar to Greek cyclops.
- As a primeval chthonic deity, Tatenen was identified with creation.
- It is also incorporated in the Taiwanese black metal band ChthoniC.
- A comparable giant chthonic pre Olympian of a Titan like order is Orion.
- Because of her underworld roles, Hecate is generally classed as chthonic.
- The veneration of heroes was part of chthonic rites in the religion of Greece.
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