chthonic

• Das Unterirdische, den Unterweltsbereich oder die Erdinnere betreffend; häufig in der Mythologie und Literatur verwendet, um dunkle, urtümliche Kräfte zu beschreiben.

Relating to the underworld or the earth's interior; often used in mythology and literature to describe dark, primordial forces.

1. Dwelling beneath the earthC2formal

   Relating to or inhabiting the underworld or the interior of the earth.

   Unterirdisch

   • The ancient Greeks worshipped chthonic deities like Hades.
   • Chthonic forces were believed to control the fertility of the soil.
   • The myth describes a chthonic serpent that guards the underworld.

   Synonymeinfernalnethersubterraneanundergroundunderworld

   Antonymecelestialolympian