chthonic

Anglais

Étymologie

Du grec ancien χθών, khthṓn (« sol ») avec le suffixe -ic.

Adjectif

chthonic \ˈθɒnɪk\

1. Souterrain.
   • Their eternal duty, from the moment of their chthonic — out-of-the-ground — birth, would be to punish the worst and most violent of crimes: relentlessly to chase the perpetrators and to rest only when the guilty had paid the full and dreadful price. — (Stephen Fry, Mythos, Penguin Books, 2018, p. 22)
2. (Mythologie grecque) Qui concerne des déités du monde souterrain.