chthonic
adjective
formaluk/ˈθɒn.ɪk//ˈkθɒn.ɪk/us/ˈθɑː.nɪk/relatingto orlivingin theunderworld(= theplaceinancientstorieswhere thespiritsof thedeadgo):
(古代传说中)地府的InolderGreekandHellenisticcults, thesnakewasworshippedas asymbolof the chthonicdeity.古老的希腊异教将蛇作为冥神的象征来崇拜。
- In the Odyssey,gullsareassociatedwith Calypso and are chthonicbirds.
- He writes about an Ireland that isprimal,menacing, chthonic.
- In hisyouth, Apollokilledthe chthonicdragonPython.
- Intheirunconsciouslifethey wereworshippingWotan, the chthonicgodofwarandviolence.
Mythology: Greek & Roman myth
- ambrosia
- Andromeda
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Ares
- Delphi
- Delphic
- Demeter
- Diana
- Dionysus
- harpy
- Mars
- Minerva
- minotaur
- muse
- nectar
- Venus
- Vesta
- Victoria
- Zeus
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Souls, spirits & ghosts
Relgious concepts: Hell