ἐπιχθόνιος,ον, Ep.
Adj., (χθών)
A. upon the earth, earthly,freq. in Hom. , as epith. ofἄνθρωποι, ἄνδρες, βροτοί,
Od. 8.479 , Il. 1.266 , 272 : abs.,ἐπιχθόνιοι earthly ones, men on earth(cf.χαμαί), opp.ἐπουράνιοι θεοί,
24.220 , cf. Pi. O. 6.50 , B. 4.15 , etc.; so ἐ. γένος ἀνδρῶν
Pi. Fr. 213.3
; ἐ. δαίμονες who haunt the earth,
Hes. Op. 123
.
2. in pl.,nativesof a country, D.P. 459 , 1093 .
3. terrestrial,opp. marine, ἑρπετόν
Opp. H. 2.425
.