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What (who) is autochthon - definition

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Autochton; Autochthonous; Autochthonic; Epigeius; Autochthone; Autochtone; Autochthonous theory; Autochthony; Autochthnonous; Autochthon (disambiguation); Autocthon; Autochthons (disambiguation); Autochthonous (disambiguation)

Autochthon         
·noun That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.
II. Autochthon ·noun One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native;
- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.
autochthon         
[?:'t?k?(?)n, -???n]
¦ noun (plural autochthons or autochthones -??ni:z) an indigenous inhabitant of a place.
Origin
C16: from Gk, lit. 'sprung from the earth', from autos 'self' + khthon 'earth'.
Autochthon (Atlantis)         
In Greek mythology, Autochthon (Ancient Greek: Αὐτόχθονα) was one of the ten sons of Poseidon and Cleito in Plato's myth of Atlantis.Plato, Critias 113d He was the younger brother of Mneseus and his other siblings were Atlas and Eumelus, Ampheres and Evaemon, Elasippus and Mestor, and lastly, Azaes and Diaprepes.

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Autochthon

Autochthon, autochthons or autochthonous may refer to: