单词 | chthonian |
释义 | chthonian (once / 262652 pages) adj WORD FAMILY chthonian USAGE EXAMPLESOne thing about the people at the Chthonian, they all seemed able to say just what they felt and meant in hard, clear terms. Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man(1952) As a chthonian power, she is worshipped at the Samothracian mysteries, and is closely connected with Demeter. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) The chthonian aspect of the hero is further shown by his attribute the snake, and in many cases he appears under that form himself. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) adj dwelling beneath the surface of the earth Syn chthonic, nether infernal being of the underworld |
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