The Chthonic Gods

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deity
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Underworld
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Olympian_Gods
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'khthonios', meaning 'of the earth'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Chthonic Gods
gptkbp:include gptkb:Hypnos
gptkb:Thanatos
gptkb:The_Keres
gptkb:Pluto
gptkb:Persephone
gptkb:Melinoe
gptkb:Hades
gptkb:Hecate
gptkb:Tartarus
gptkb:Macaria
gptkb:Charon
gptkb:Nyx
gptkb:Demeter_(in_her_underworld_aspect)
gptkb:Hermes_(in_his_psychopomp_aspect)
Ereshkigal (in some syncretic traditions)
Gaia (as earth goddess)
The Erinyes (Furies)
The Moirai (Fates)
gptkbp:offers black animals
libations poured into the earth
gptkbp:role fertility of the earth
governing the dead
oracles of the dead
protection of boundaries between worlds
punishment of oath-breakers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:keyboard
torch
cornucopia
gptkbp:worshippedIn caves
graves
underground chambers
gptkbp:worshipStyle chthonic rituals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orphic_Hymns
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6