Chthonius

In Greek mythology, the name Chthonius^{[pronunciation?]} or Chthonios (Greek: Χθόνιος "of the earth or underworld") may refer to:

Chthonius, one of the five surviving Spartoi in Thebes, father of Lycus and Nycteus^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] (but see Hyrieus).
Chthonius, one of the sons of Aegyptus and Caliadne, who married and was killed by Bryce, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo.^[5]
Chthonius, son of Poseidon and Syme, who founded the first colony on the island of Syme, which was named after his mother.^[6]
Chthonius, a Centaur who was killed by Nestor at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia.^[7]
Chthonius, one of the Gigantes.^[8]
Chthonius, an epithet of several major gods,^[9] including Zeus,^[10] Hades,^[11]^[12] Hermes,^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] and Dionysus.^[18]^[19]^[20] See Chthonia for goddesses bearing the feminine version of the epithet.

Chthonius is also a genus of pseudoscorpion:

Chthonius (genus)

References

^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 4. 1 & 3. 5. 5
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 5. 3
^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 178
^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1179 & 1186
^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 1. 5
^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 53. 1
^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12. 441
^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 48. 21
^ Psyche: the cult of souls and the belief in immortality among the Greeks. By Erwin Rohde. Page 159 ISBN 0-415-22563-9
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 2. 8 (in Corinth), 5. 14. 8 (in Olympia)
^ Hesiod, Theogony, 767
^ Euripides, Alcestis, 237; Andromache, 544
^ Aeschylus, Libation-Bearers, 1, 118, 708; Persians, 626, 639
^ Sophocles, Electra, 111; Ajax, 832
^ Euripides, Alcestis, 743
^ Aristophanes, Frogs, 1126, 1138, 1145
^ Orphic Hymn 57
^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 31. 144
^ Orphic Hymn 53. 1
^ Suda s. v. Zagreus

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[1] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 4. 1 & 3. 5. 5

[2] Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 5. 3

[3] Hyginus, Fabulae, 178

[4] Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1179 & 1186

[5] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 1. 5

[6] Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 53. 1

[7] Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12. 441

[8] Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 48. 21

[9] Psyche: the cult of souls and the belief in immortality among the Greeks. By Erwin Rohde. Page 159 ISBN 0-415-22563-9

[10] Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 2. 8 (in Corinth), 5. 14. 8 (in Olympia)

[11] Hesiod, Theogony, 767

[12] Euripides, Alcestis, 237; Andromache, 544

[13] Aeschylus, Libation-Bearers, 1, 118, 708; Persians, 626, 639

[14] Sophocles, Electra, 111; Ajax, 832

[15] Euripides, Alcestis, 743

[16] Aristophanes, Frogs, 1126, 1138, 1145

[17] Orphic Hymn 57

[18] Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 31. 144

[19] Orphic Hymn 53. 1

[20] Suda s. v. Zagreus

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