chthonian
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Director Donskoi's cartoon-capitalists are often fun to look at, if impossible to take seriously, and even moviegoers who cannot believe in Marxist fairy tales will feel the chthonian power of Donskoi's images.
From Time Magazine Archive
In some cases, like Serapis, he carries a modius on his head, and this, like the cup, is an emblem of chthonian gods, and a symbol of the fertility of the soil.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.
The chthonian aspect of the hero is further shown by his attribute the snake, and in many cases he appears under that form himself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
In earth's womb the old gods stir, Fierce chthonian dieties of old time.
From Eight Harvard Poets by Cummings, E. Estlin
There is also indeed a glimmering of the dark background of the nether world, and the chthonian powers that might send up the Erinys to fulfil the curse of the wronged.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
