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katabasis

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9 lettersPronunciation /kəˈtæbəsɪs/Sorted aaabiksstStarts with KEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.

Word origin

From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis), from verb καταβαίνω (katabaínō, from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + βαίνω (baínō, “go”)).

Used in a sentence

  • The logic of the underworld is most on show in the Phaedra and the Hercules [of Seneca], which feature the returns of Theseus and Hercules from their katabases.
  • 2dly, That of a great military expedition, offering the same romantic features[…]which mark[…]the Russian anabasis and katabasis of Napoleon.
  • The katabasis of surf travel – moving from the interior to the coast, from shelter to adventure – also educates a mindset.

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