Chthonius
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Chthonii Proper-name noun: masculine nominative plural, Proper-name noun: masculine vocative plural, Proper-name noun: masculine genitive singular of Chthonius
- A Centaur, Ov. M. 12, 441.—
- II One of the Sparti (produced from the teeth of the dragon), Hyg. Fab. 178; Stat. Th. 2, 538.
(Χθόνιος) has the same meaning as Chthonia, and is therefore applied to the gods of the lower world, or the shades (Hom. Il. 9.457; Hesiod. Op. 435; Orph. Hymn. 17. 3, 69. 2, Argon. 973), and to beings that are considered as earth-born. (Apollod. 3.4.1; Apollon. 4.1398.) It is also used in the sense of "gods of the land," or "native divinities." (Apollon. 4.1322.) There are also several mythical personages of the name of Chthonius. (Apollod. 2.1.5, 3.4. §§ 1, 5; Ov. Met. 12.441; Diod. 5.53; Paus. 9.5. § ]; Hyg. Fab. 178.) [L.S]
- Paus. 9.5.3, Apollod. 3.4.2
- father of Nycteus: Apollod. 3.5.4
- husband of Bryce: Apollod. 2.1.5