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Chthon may mean:

Chthon may also mean: Chthon is a fictional character, a demonic Elder God in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In this 1967 novel, the author Piers Anthony imagines a future in which galactic felons are dispatched to the prison planet Chthon to slave in fetid underground gem mines, with no hope of return. ...

Autochthon may mean: A chthonian is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos. ... A Chthonian planet (sometimes misspelled Cthonian), is a gas giant with its hydrogen and helium atmosphere stripped away due to its closeness to its star. ... In mythology chthonic (from Greek χθονιος-pertaining to the earth; earthy) designates, or pertains to, gods or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek mythology. ... Chthonic (band) Chthonic is a Taiwanese black metal band that incorporates influences from traditional Chinese music including instruments such as the Er-hu. ... Earth is the third planet in the Solar system. ... Zombies attacking the player. ...

  • Autochthon, the original inhabitants (indigenous peoples) of a place
  • Autochthonous language, the language of an indigenous people
  • Autochthon, the indigenous flora and fauna of a region; see native species
  • Autochthon, a sediment or rock (geology) that can be found at its site of formation or deposition, as opposed to an allochthon, which has moved from that site
  • Autochthon, a term in Netherlands law: a native-born citizen of the Netherlands whose parents were also native-born, as opposed to an allochtoon, whose parents were not native-born

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Chthon (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (826 words)
Chthon was "born" after the Demiurge seeded the planet Earth with the beginnings of life.
Chthon was the principal author of the Darkhold, the Earth's first tome of fl magic, and may have been the Earth's first practitioner of this form of magic.
This conflict was allegedly one of the caueses of the extinction of the dinosaurs.
MarvelDirectory.com (1064 words)
Chthon intended the Darkhold to be his touchstone with the Earthly dimension.
Chthon made his second major bid to return to the Earthly plane, but was repulsed by the forces of the High Evolutionary and the spirit of the Sixth Century sorcerer Magnus.
Chthon is still in his nether dimension, patiently awaiting a fourth attempt to return to Earth.
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