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The [[Cabiri]] or Chthonic entities are translated as 'subterranean' or underworld. The translation of meaning discusses deities or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek religion and mythology. The Greek word khthon is one of several for "earth"; it typically refers to the interior of the soil, rather than the living surface of the land (as Gaia or Ge does) or the land as territory (as khora (χώρα) does). It evokes at once abundance and the grave.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthonic Chthionic]</ref> | The [[Cabiri]] or Chthonic entities are translated as beings of the 'subterranean' or underworld. The translation of meaning discusses deities or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek religion and mythology. The Greek word khthon is one of several for "earth"; it typically refers to the interior of the soil, rather than the living surface of the land (as Gaia or Ge does) or the land as territory (as khora (χώρα) does). It evokes at once abundance and the grave.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthonic Chthionic]</ref> | ||
In Greek mythology, the Cabeiri (Cabiri, Kabeiroi, or Kabiri; Ancient Greek: Κάβειροι) were a group of underworld or subterranean deities. Orphic mysteries may have had their origins with the Cabiri. | In Greek mythology, the Cabeiri (Cabiri, Kabeiroi, or Kabiri; Ancient Greek: Κάβειροι) were a group of underworld or subterranean deities. Orphic mysteries may have had their origins with the Cabiri. | ||