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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHTHONIC

Chthon "ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions. [The ] chthonic character of the wife of Zeus. Max Müller.

New American Oxford Dictionary

chthonic

chthon ic |ˈTHänik ˈθɑnɪk |(also chthonian |ˈTHōnēən |) ▶adjective concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld: a chthonic deity. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek khthōn ‘earth ’ + -ic .

Oxford Dictionary

chthonic

chthonic |ˈ (k )θɒnɪk |(also chthonian |ˈ (k )θəʊnɪən |) ▶adjective relating to or inhabiting the underworld: a chthonic deity. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek khthōn ‘earth ’ + -ic .