χθών
χθών
.χθών, όνος, ἡ,
the earth, ground, Hom., Trag.;—to denote life upon the earth, ζῶντος καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ δερκομένοιο Il.; χθόνα δῦναι to go beneath the earth, i. e. to die, Il.; κατὰ χθονὸς κρύπτειν τινά Soph.; κούφα σοι χθὼν ἐπάνω πέσοι Eur.
of the nether world, οἱ ὑπὸ χθονός, i. e. those in the shades below, Lat. inferi, Aesch.; κατὰ χθονὸς θεαί, i. e. the Erinyes, Aesch.
earth, i. e. the whole earth, the world, Aesch., Soph.
Earth, as a goddess, Aesch.
a particular land or country, of Ithaca, Od.; of Libya, Pind.; χθὼν Ἀσιᾶτις, Δωρίς, Ἀργεία, Ἑλλάς, Ἰδαία, etc., Trag.
Headword (normalized):
χθών
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χθων
Intro Text:
χθών
.χθών, όνος, ἡ,
the earth, ground, Hom., Trag.;—to denote life upon the earth, ζῶντος καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ δερκομένοιο Il.; χθόνα δῦναι to go beneath the earth, i. e. to die, Il.; κατὰ χθονὸς κρύπτειν τινά Soph.; κούφα σοι χθὼν ἐπάνω πέσοι Eur.
of the nether world, οἱ ὑπὸ χθονός, i. e. those in the shades below, Lat. inferi, Aesch.; κατὰ χθονὸς θεαί, i. e. the Erinyes, Aesch.
earth, i. e. the whole earth, the world, Aesch., Soph.
Earth, as a goddess, Aesch.
a particular land or country, of Ithaca, Od.; of Libya, Pind.; χθὼν Ἀσιᾶτις, Δωρίς, Ἀργεία, Ἑλλάς, Ἰδαία, etc., Trag.
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