Chthonic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chthonic \Chthon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, the earth.]
     Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           [The] chthonic character of the wife of Zeus. --Max
                                                    M["u]ller.


     [1913 Webster] Chthonophagia

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chthonic
       adj : of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: {chthonian}, {lower},
              {nether}]