chthonic
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
Adjectif modifier
chthonic \ˈθɒnɪk\
- 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)
- (Mythologie grecque) Qui concerne des déités du monde souterrain.