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Oct. 29, 2014

chthonian \THOH-nee-uhn\ adjective 1. Classical Mythology. of or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth. Quotes Perhaps the smell of blood, dark and chthonian, at the precise moment that the bird screamed, awakened something deep and intrinsic in what remained of Pan's consciousness. -- Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume, 1984 Origin Chthonian entered English in the 1840s from the Greek word chthṓn meaning "earth."

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