Chthonic

Quick meaning: Chthonic is an adjective meaning Dwelling within the underworld.

Meaning

Dwelling within the underworld.

Example Sentences

A most striking thing about Hainin’s fauna is how chthonic it is.

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.

There is no god more chthonic than the god of death, Leinth, and it is he that holds on his left knee Maris Halna, who (in mere innocence) shows no fear of him.

Beowulf's mood as he gets ready to fight the dragon - who could be read as a projection of Beowulf's own chthonic wisdom refined in the crucible of experience - recalls the mood of other tragic heroes.

Word Forms

• chtonic

Synonyms for chthonic

Depending on context, synonyms include chthonian, infernal, lower.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lower, infernal, chthonian, phallos, subterrestrial, subterranean.

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