Autochthon

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Autochthon, autochthons or autochthonous may refer to:

In social science:

• Autochthon (ancient Greece), in mythology, people born straight from the earth, with no human parents
• Autochthon (person), member of an indigenous people
• Autochthonous, or indigenism, ethnic nationalism promoting the identity of an indigenous people
• Autochthonous language, the language of an indigenous people

In science:

• Autochthon (geology), a sediment or rock that can be found at its site of formation or deposition, as opposed to an allochthon
• Autochthon (nature), or landrace, an indigenous animal or plant

In fiction:

• Autochthons, characters in the novel The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick
• Autochthon, a Primordial in the Exalted role-playing game

See also

• Aborigine (disambiguation)
• Auto (disambiguation)
• Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights
• Autochtoon
• Autochton (butterfly)
• Chthon (disambiguation)
• Indigenous
• Landrace
• Magic: The Gathering

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