chthonian in Russian
chthonian in Russian is хтони́ческий — chthonian means belonging to the underworld; lying beneath the ground.
chthonian in Russian
хтони́ческий
Pronounced: khtonicheskiy
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
What does "chthonian" mean?
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adj Belonging to the underworld; lying beneath the ground.
"Even an “Olympian” deity such as Athena Polias at Athens may have chthonian features, such as her association with the snake, a creature symbolic of the earth."
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- Even an “Olympian” deity such as Athena Polias at Athens may have chthonian features, such as her association with the snake, a creature symbolic of the earth.
- For example, the Oresteia, 'that treasure house of chthonian concepts' (Scullion 1994: 111), categorizes gods in ways that do not match the rigid terms of the foundational scholarship on Olympian versus chthonian deities.
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What is "chthonian" in Russian?
"chthonian" in Russian is хтони́ческий. chthonian means: Belonging to the underworld; lying beneath the ground.
How do you pronounce хтони́ческий?
"chthonian" in Russian is хтони́ческий, pronounced "khtonicheskiy".
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