Autochthon

Autochthon, autochthons or autochthonous may refer to:

Nature

 * Autochthon (geology), a sediment or rock that can be found at its site of formation or deposition
 * Autochthon (nature), or landrace, an indigenous animal or plant
 * Autochthonous landrace, a plant or animal that is native to a particular agricultural system
 * Autochthonous transmission, the spread of disease between two individuals in the same place
 * Autochton (butterfly), a genus of butterflies

Society

 * Autochthon (ancient Greece), a concept or mythology of a people born from the land
 * Autochthonous language, the language of an indigenous people
 * Autochthonism or Indigenism, ethnic nationalism promoting the identity of an indigenous people
 * Autochthones or Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory

Fiction

 * Autochthon (Atlantis), a character in Plato's myth of Atlantis
 * Autochthons, characters in the novel The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick
 * Autochthon, a Primordial in the Exalted role-playing game
 * Autochthons, powerful angelic beings in Fall; or, Dodge in Hell