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chthonian

/thoh-nee-uhn/US // ˈθoʊ ni ən //UK // (ˈθəʊnɪən) //

巨蟒,巨蟒集团,巨蟒蛇,巨蟒的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Classical Mythology.

    • : of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.

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Examples

  • As a chthonian power, she is worshipped at the Samothracian mysteries, and is closely connected with Demeter.

  • The Chthonian deities form a counterpart to the dwellers on Olympus.

  • A man who divorced his wife was to make an offering to the Chthonian gods.

  • It must be strange to die, surrounded by jackals at their chthonian litanies.