Chthon, chthonian or chthonic may refer to:

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Chthon (Marvel Comics) Tatiana Caban Bethany Cabe Caber Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a good friend to Leir and usually accompanies him in battle. Cable Danielle Cage Danielle "Dani" Cage is a fictional character in Marvel ...

, an Elder God of the Marvel Universe ** House of Chthon, a major vampire house in '' Blade: The Series'' * ''Chthon'' (novel), a 1967 science fiction novel by Piers Anthony * Chthon (''Quake''), a boss in the computer game ''Quake'' * Chthon, a DC Comics character who appeared in ''

Justice League Europe ''Justice League Europe'' (''JLE'') is a comic book series published by DC Comics that was a spin-off of the comic book '' Justice League America'' (which was then named ''Justice League International'' (vol. 1) for issues #7 to #25). ''Justice ...

'' *

Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos) Chthon, chthonian or chthonic may refer to: Fiction * Chthon (Marvel Comics), an Elder God of the Marvel Universe ** House of Chthon, a major vampire house in '' Blade: The Series'' * ''Chthon'' (novel), a 1967 science fiction novel by Piers Anth ...

, a fictional race created by Brian Lumley * The Chthonian, a New York City building where "The Brotherhood" met in Ralph Ellison's ''

Invisible Man ''Invisible Man'' is a novel by Ralph Ellison, published by Random House in 1952. It addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans in the early twentieth century, including black nationalism, the relationship b ...

'' * The Chthonians, a major enemy faction from the computer game ''

Grim Dawn ''Grim Dawn'' is an action role-playing game (ARPG), developed and published by Crate Entertainment for Microsoft Windows in February 2016 and released for Xbox One in December 2021. Developed using the ''Titan Quest'' engine, it is set in a t ...

'' *Cthulhu, literature: by H. P. Lovecraft in 1928, chosen to echo the word ''chthonic.''

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Chthonian planet Chthonian planets (, sometimes 'cthonian') are a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's hydrogen and helium atmosphere and outer layers, which is called hydrodynamic escape. Such atmospher ...

, a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from stripping away a gas giant's atmosphere *

Chthonic The word chthonic (), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''χθών, "khthon"'', meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ ...

, deities or spirits of the underworld in Greek mythology *

Chthonic (band) Chthonic (sometimes typeset ChthoniC or ChThoniC) is a Taiwanese heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. They have been called "the Black Sabbath of Asia." The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music, including adap ...

, a Taiwanese black metal band *Chthonic, Psychological term: spirit of the nature within *Allochthon, structural geology: from the Greek "allo", meaning other, and "chthon". Process of the land mass being moved under the earth and connecting two horizontally stacked décollements and thus "under the earth"

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