Philolaus invented (discovered?) it.
Aristotle (mis?)interpreted it.
An antiplanet (made of antimatter?) balancing the universe against the heavy Earth?
The shield protecting us from the central fire around which, Philolaus said, all planets revolve.

!Breaking!
Philosopher: Earth not center of universe.
Pope: Not born yet, can't Excom.
News at 11.

What this means to you
In some weird, obscure way, antichton is good for you, one might even say essential. It helps you (that part of you which is also me) be, and that, after all, is almost half the story, right?

The Story, Half 2: Becoming

So, you tell yourself (no, I tell you to tell yourself, but then, that's how it works in these parts, I play my role and a little bit of yours) perhaps antichton deserves a website. But wait a second, and prepare to be frightened or scared or at least "freightened" or scarred by a new realization: isn't the web some sort of balancing space? Don't some of us use it to level the playing field? Don't others use it to balance their reality with a healthy dose of virtuality?
Might not this thing, this antichton, actually be grinning at you right now, from the screen of your computer? For maybe you've been virtually wandering the hills and valleys of antichton for a while now, unwitting and blissfully unaware. Maybe you yourself have become an antichtonian and ceased being a true earthling right about the middle of the 90s, when you first heard that godawful modem screech from behind your desk and the calm, genial voice told you: Welcome! You've got mailed.

Honest mistake! Anyone would have been fooled.

From hell to purgatory to heaven, you, modern day and unbeknownst to yourself Dante, you. So, this is it: a strange introduction to a strange website about and around a strange concept. You may go now. One more thing though: just like the above, some things may not make sense. Don't be too hard on them. And another parting word: beware of the palimpsests.

Pro(anti?)ceed now.