Chthon, chthonian or chthonic may refer to:

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Chthon (Marvel Comics) Tatiana Caban Bethany Cabe Caber Caber is a character in Marvel Comics. Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Otherworld (Marvel Comics)#The island of Avalon and the Celtic Gods, Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir (Marvel Comi ...

, 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). ''Justic ...

'' * Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos), 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 Ralph Ellison's first novel, and the only one published during his lifetime. It was first published by the British magazine Horizon in 1947, and addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African American ...

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

Cthulhu Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published by the American pulp magazine ''Weird Tales'' in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon ...

, literature: by

H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of Weird fiction, weird, Science fiction, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Provi ...

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 atmospheric ...

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

Chthonic deities In Greek mythology, deities referred to as chthonic () or chthonian () were gods or spirits who inhabited the underworld or existed in or under the earth, and were typically associated with death or fertility. The terms "chthonic" and "chthonian" ...

, deities or spirits of the underworld in Greek mythology * Chthonic law *

Chthonic (band) Chthonic (styled as 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 adaptations o ...

, 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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