1. the earth, ground , (Homer); χθόνα δῦναι to go beneath the earth , i. e. to die, (Iliad by Homer); κατὰ χθονὸς κρύπτειν τινά (Sophocles Tragicus); κούφα σοι χθὼν ἐπάνω πέσοι (Euripides)

2. of the nether world , οἱ ὑπὸ χθονός, i. e. those in the shades below , Lat. inferi, (Aeschulus Tragicus); κατὰ χθονὸς θεαί, i. e. the Erinyes, (Aeschulus Tragicus)

3. earth , i. e. the whole earth, the world , (Aeschulus Tragicus)

4. Earth , as a goddess, (Aeschulus Tragicus)

5. a particular land or country , of Ithaca, (Odyssey by Homer); of Libya, (Pindar); χθὼν Ἀσιᾶτις, Δωρίς, Ἀργεία, Ἑλλάς, Ἰδαία, etc. [variant datesTragica Adespota (ML)