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Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos)
Chthon, chthonian or chthonic may refer to: Fiction * Chthon (Marvel Comics), an Elder God of the Marvel Universe ** House of Chthon, a major vampire house in '' Blade: The Series'' * ''Chthon'' (novel), a 1967 science fiction novel by Piers Anthony * Chthon (''Quake''), a boss in the computer game ''Quake'' * Chthon, a DC Comics character who appeared in '' Justice League Europe'' * Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos), a fictional race created by Brian Lumley * The Chthonian, a New York City building where "The Brotherhood" met in Ralph Ellison's '' Invisible Man'' * The Chthonians, a major enemy faction from the computer game '' Grim Dawn'' *Cthulhu, literature: by H. P. Lovecraft in 1928, chosen to echo the word ''chthonic.'' Other uses * Chthonian planet, a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from stripping away a gas giant's atmosphere *Chthonic, deities or spirits of the underworld in Greek mythology * Chthonic (band), a Taiwanese black metal band *Chthonic, Psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthon (Marvel Comics)
Tatiana Caban Bethany Cabe Caber Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a good friend to Leir and usually accompanies him in battle. Cable Danielle Cage Danielle "Dani" Cage is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, and first appeared in '' The Pulse'' #13 (March 2006). She is the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Danielle is named after Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Luke's best friend. When Jessica goes into labor, the hospital refuses to deliver the baby, forcing Luke to get help to Doctor Strange. During the Secret Invasion, Danielle is kidnapped by a Skrull posing as Edwin Jarvis, forcing Luke to team up with Norman Osborn to rescue her; Luke retrieves Danielle while Bullseye kills the Skrull. Eventually, Luke and Jessica decide to hire a nanny for Danielle, settling on Squirrel Girl. During the "Hunt for Wolverine" storyline, Luke and Jessica discover that someone h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Series
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthon (novel)
''Chthon'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Piers Anthony, originally released in 1967. It was Anthony's first published novel, and was nominated for both the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1967 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1968. Its sequel is '' Phthor'' and two additional novels in the series were written by Charles Platt: ''Plasm'' and ''Soma''. Synopsis The novel is set around 400 years after humans have achieved interstellar travel. Many different planets have been settled and a strange malady called the chill is sweeping the galaxy. The chill affects whole planets in regular waves and kills over half the population unless they flee the planet immediately on experiencing the symptoms. The protagonist, Aton Five, is from a powerful farming family on the planet Hvee. The Five family has fallen on hard times since the death of Aton's mother, which led to Aton's father, Aurelius, abandoning his farm for a time to seek solace on other planets. Aton is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthon (Quake)
''Quake'' is a first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the ''Quake'' series, it was originally released for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and Linux in 1996, followed by Mac OS and Sega Saturn in 1997 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling monsters using an array of weaponry. The overall atmosphere is dark and gritty, with many stone textures and a rusty, capitalized font. ''Quake'' takes inspiration from gothic fiction and the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The successor to id Software's ''Doom'' series, ''Quake'' built upon the technology and gameplay of its predecessor. Unlike the ''Doom'' engine before it, the ''Quake'' engine offered full real-time 3D rendering and had early support for 3D acceleration through OpenGL. After '' Doom'' helped popularize multiplayer deathmatches, ''Quake'' added various multiplayer opt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice League Europe
''Justice League Europe'' (''JLE'') is a comic book series published by DC Comics that was a spin-off of the comic book '' Justice League America'' (which was then named ''Justice League International'' (vol. 1) for issues #7 to #25). ''Justice League Europe'' was published for 68 issues (plus five ''Annual''s) from 1989 to 1994. Starting with issue #51 the title was renamed ''Justice League International'' (vol. 2). Like ''Justice League America'', the series featured tongue-in-cheek humor but was a much more action-centric series than ''Justice League America''. The action-themed nature of the series was most overt with the series' most famous arc "The Extremists". The arc featured the JLE fighting The Extremists, a cadre of psychopathic villains patterned after Marvel Comics villains Doctor Doom, Magneto, Doctor Octopus, Sabretooth and Dormammu. The team was originally headquartered in Paris, France but later moved to an abandoned castle in Great Britain. History The Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos)
Chthon, chthonian or chthonic may refer to: Fiction * Chthon (Marvel Comics), an Elder God of the Marvel Universe ** House of Chthon, a major vampire house in '' Blade: The Series'' * ''Chthon'' (novel), a 1967 science fiction novel by Piers Anthony * Chthon (''Quake''), a boss in the computer game ''Quake'' * Chthon, a DC Comics character who appeared in '' Justice League Europe'' * Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos), a fictional race created by Brian Lumley * The Chthonian, a New York City building where "The Brotherhood" met in Ralph Ellison's '' Invisible Man'' * The Chthonians, a major enemy faction from the computer game '' Grim Dawn'' *Cthulhu, literature: by H. P. Lovecraft in 1928, chosen to echo the word ''chthonic.'' Other uses * Chthonian planet, a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from stripping away a gas giant's atmosphere *Chthonic, deities or spirits of the underworld in Greek mythology * Chthonic (band), a Taiwanese black metal band *Chthonic, Psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Man
''Invisible Man'' is a novel by Ralph Ellison, published by Random House in 1952. It addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans in the early twentieth century, including black nationalism, the relationship between black identity and Marxism, and the reformist racial policies of Booker T. Washington, as well as issues of individuality and personal identity. ''Invisible Man'' won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in 1953, making Ellison the first African American writer to win the award. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked ''Invisible Man'' 19th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. ''Time'' magazine included the novel in its 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, calling it "the quintessential American picaresque of the 20th century," rather than a "race novel, or even a ''bildungsroman''." Malcolm Bradbury and Richard Ruland recognize an existential vision with a "Kafka-like absurdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grim Dawn
''Grim Dawn'' is an action role-playing game (ARPG), developed and published by Crate Entertainment for Microsoft Windows in February 2016 and released for Xbox One in December 2021. Developed using the ''Titan Quest'' engine, it is set in a thematically dark fictional world loosely based on the Victorian era, and received generally favorable reviews from critics. Plot Grim Dawn takes place in Cairn, a dark and war-torn world where a once grand empire has been brought to ruin and the human race driven to the edge of extinction. Cairn has become ground zero of an eternal war between two otherworldly powers, the Aetherials, who view human bodies as a resource to use, and the Chthonians, who are intent on destroying humanity before that can happen. Humans at some point had come into communication with extra-dimensional beings. They learned things from the whisperings of these otherworldly entities and eventually attempted to open a portal to bring one across and imprison it. Thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonian Planet
Chthonian planets (, sometimes 'cthonian') are a hypothetical class of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's hydrogen and helium atmosphere and outer layers, which is called hydrodynamic escape. Such atmospheric stripping is a likely result of proximity to a star. The remaining rocky or metallic core would resemble a terrestrial planet in many respects.Hébrard G., Lecavelier Des Étangs A., Vidal-Madjar A., Désert J.-M., Ferlet R. (2003)''Evaporation Rate of Hot Jupiters and Formation of chthonian Planets'' Extrasolar Planets: Today and Tomorrow, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 321, held 30 June – 4 July 2003, Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, France. Edited by Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, Alain Lecavelier des Étangs and Caroline Terquem. Etymology ''Chthon'' (from el, Χθών) means "earth". The term ''chthonian'' was coined by Hébrard, et al., and generally refers to Greek chthonic deities from the infernal underground. Possible example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonic
The word chthonic (), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''χθών, "khthon"'', meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ, or "ge", which speaks to the living surface of land on the earth. In Greek, chthonic is a descriptive word for things relating to the underworld and can be used in the context of chthonic gods, chthonic rituals, chthonic cults, and more. This is as compared to the more commonly referenced Olympic gods and their associated rites and cults. Olympic gods are understood to reference that which exists above the earth, particularly in the sky. Gods that are related to agriculture are also considered to have chthonic associations as planting and growing takes place in part under the earth. Chthonic deities Chthonic and ouranic, or olympic, are not completely opposite descriptors. They do not cleanly differentiate types of gods and worship int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonic (band)
Chthonic (sometimes typeset ChthoniC or ChThoniC) is a Taiwanese heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. They have been called "the Black Sabbath of Asia." The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music, including adaptations of folk songs and the use of traditional instruments, most notably the erhu (often called the ''hiân-á'' [] in the band's native Taiwanese Hokkien). Their stated goal is to use their music to bring ancient history and mythology into the modern era especially to build awareness of the myths of Taiwan and tragic events in that country's history (for example, those experienced by the Seediq people). Since 2011 their trademark erhu has been complemented with stringed instruments including the koto and shamisen, as well as Tibetan Bells and shakuhachi and pgaki flutes, the latter of which are traditionally used by the aboriginal people of Taiwan. The band members are also acclaimed artists and political activists who advocate indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Décollement
Décollement () is a gliding plane between two rock masses, also known as a basal detachment fault. Décollements are a deformational structure, resulting in independent styles of deformation in the rocks above and below the fault. They are associated with both compressional settings (involving folding and overthrusting) and extensional settings. Origin The term was first used by geologists studying the structure of the Swiss Jura Mountains, coined in 1907 by A. Buxtorf, who released a paper that theorized that the Jura is the frontal part of a décollement at the base of a nappe, rooted in the faraway Swiss Alps. Marcel Alexandre Bertrand published a paper in 1884 that dealt with Alpine nappism. Thin-skinned tectonics was implied in that paper but the actual term was not used until Buxtorf's 1907 publication. Formation Décollements are caused by surface forces, which 'push' at converging plate boundaries, facilitated by body forces (gravity sliding). Mechanically wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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