#wordofthedayonleo - chthonic
What It Means
Chthonic means "of or relating to the underworld." It is used as a synonym of infernal.
//Cleo compared entering her brother's basement bedroom to a descent into chthonicregions: it was dark and odd-smelling, and she was a little frightened of what she might find there.
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So that explains why H. P. Lovecraft named a character Chthulu. I thought it was an extraterrestrial.
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chthonic