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Chthonic: Encyclopedia - Chthonic
In mythology chthonic (from Greek χθονιος-pertaining to the earth; earthy) designates, or pertains to, gods or spirits of the unde...
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Chthonic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chthonic - Chthonian And Olympian
While terms like "Earth deity" have rather sweeping implications in English, the words khthonie and khthonios had a more precise and tech...
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Chthonic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chthonic - Cult Type Versus Function
While chthonic gods and goddesses had a general association with fertility, they did not have a monopoly on it, nor were Olympian gods wh...
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