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Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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