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	'''Chthonic gods''' or '''Chthonioi''' ({{Greek\|Χθόνιοι θεοί, Χθόνιοι}}; from ''chtonios'' {{lang\|grc\|~~χϑόνιος99~~ "belonging to the earth", also meaning "underground", "belonging to the underworld"), also called '''lower gods''' by [[Rudolf Steiner]], work - in contrast to the [[upper gods]] such as [[Apollo]] - through the earth's depths. They include the [[Titans]], who were plunged into the [[underworld]] by [[Zeus]]. [[Demeter]] and [[Hecate]] were also given the epithet {{lang\|grc\|ἡ χϑονία}} - the subterranean. [[Dionysus]] also belongs to the chthonic gods, who were therefore also worshipped by name in the [[Dionysian Mysteries]], and likewise also underworld gods such as [[Hades]]. The [[Cabiri]] of [[Samothrace]] are also chthonic gods.		'''Chthonic gods''' or '''Chthonioi''' ({{Greek\|Χθόνιοι θεοί, Χθόνιοι}}; from ''chtonios'' {{lang\|grc\|χϑόνιος}} "belonging to the earth", also meaning "underground", "belonging to the underworld"), also called '''lower gods''' by [[Rudolf Steiner]], work - in contrast to the [[upper gods]] such as [[Apollo]] - through the earth's depths. They include the [[Titans]], who were plunged into the [[underworld]] by [[Zeus]]. [[Demeter]] and [[Hecate]] were also given the epithet {{lang\|grc\|ἡ χϑονία}} - the subterranean. [[Dionysus]] also belongs to the chthonic gods, who were therefore also worshipped by name in the [[Dionysian Mysteries]], and likewise also underworld gods such as [[Hades]]. The [[Cabiri]] of [[Samothrace]] are also chthonic gods.

	To be initiated into the secrets of the lower gods, the student of the spirit had to descend into the underworld or into his own inner being, i.e. into the [[microcosm]]. The upper gods, on the other hand, can be known by extending one's [[consciousness]] into the [[macrocosm]].		To be initiated into the secrets of the lower gods, the student of the spirit had to descend into the underworld or into his own inner being, i.e. into the [[microcosm]]. The upper gods, on the other hand, can be known by extending one's [[consciousness]] into the [[macrocosm]].
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	== Literature ==		== Literature ==
			* [[Rudolf Steiner]], Matthew Barton (Translator), Hella Wiesberger (Introduction): ''Soul Exercises: Word and Symbol Meditations, 1903–1924''. [[CW 267]]. SteinerBooks 2014. ISBN 978-0880106283
			=== German ===
	* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Seelenübungen'', [[GA 267]] (2001), ISBN 3-7274-2670-5 {{Lectures\|267}}		* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Seelenübungen'', [[GA 267]] (2001), ISBN 3-7274-2670-5 {{Lectures\|267}}

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	To be initiated into the secrets of the lower gods, the student of the spirit had to descend into the underworld or into his own inner being, i.e. into the [[microcosm]]. The upper gods, on the other hand, can be known by extending one's [[consciousness]] into the [[macrocosm]].		To be initiated into the secrets of the lower gods, the student of the spirit had to descend into the underworld or into his own inner being, i.e. into the [[microcosm]]. The upper gods, on the other hand, can be known by extending one's [[consciousness]] into the [[macrocosm]].

	On the relationship of the upper gods to the lower gods, Rudolf Steiner gave ''Ernst Stegemann'' around 1907 the [[meditation]] "Liebe trag ich im Wesenskern" (''I carry ~~love~~ in the core of my being'') {{GZ\|\|267\|447}}:		On the relationship of the upper gods to the lower gods, Rudolf Steiner gave ''Ernst Stegemann'' around 1907 the [[meditation]] "Liebe trag ich im Wesenskern" (''Love I carry in the core of my being'') {{GZ\|\|267\|447}}:

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	I carry ~~love~~ in the core of my being		Love I carry in the core of my being
	I cherish ~~hope~~ in every action</poem></center>		Hope I cherish in every action</poem></center>
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'''Chthonic gods''' or '''Chthonioi''' ({{Greek|Χθόνιοι θεοί, Χθόνιοι}}; from ''chtonios'' {{lang|grc|χϑόνιος99 "belonging to the earth", also meaning "underground", "belonging to the underworld"), also called '''lower gods''' by [[Rudolf Steiner]], work - in contrast to the [[upper gods]] such as [[Apollo]] - through the earth's depths. They include the [[Titans]], who were plunged into the [[underworld]] by [[Zeus]]. [[Demeter]] and [[Hecate]] were also given the epithet {{lang|grc|ἡ χϑονία}} - the subterranean. [[Dionysus]] also belongs to the chthonic gods, who were therefore also worshipped by name in the [[Dionysian Mysteries]], and likewise also underworld gods such as [[Hades]]. The [[Cabiri]] of [[Samothrace]] are also chthonic gods.

To be initiated into the secrets of the lower gods, the student of the spirit had to descend into the underworld or into his own inner being, i.e. into the [[microcosm]]. The upper gods, on the other hand, can be known by extending one's [[consciousness]] into the [[macrocosm]].

On the relationship of the upper gods to the lower gods, Rudolf Steiner gave ''Ernst Stegemann'' around 1907 the [[meditation]] "Liebe trag ich im Wesenskern" (''I carry love in the core of my being'') {{GZ||267|447}}:

{| align="center" width="900px" |
|-
| <center><poem>Die obern Götter wirken in der
Weisheit

die untern Götter wirken
in der Liebe

Liebe trag ich im Wesenskern
Hoffnung heg ich bei jeglichem Tun</poem></center>
| <center>Upper Gods <br>[[File:GA267 447.gif|400px]] <br>Lower Gods</center>
| <center><poem>The upper gods work in the
wisdom

the lower gods work
in love

I carry love in the core of my being
I cherish hope in every action</poem></center>
|}

== See also ==

* [[Chthonic mysteries]]

== Literature ==

* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Seelenübungen'', [[GA 267]] (2001), ISBN 3-7274-2670-5 {{Lectures|267}}

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