Editing Katabasis

==English==

'''Original Entry:'''  
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katabasis View on Wiktionary]

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===Alternative Forms===
* catabasis

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===Etymology===
From Ancient Greek ''κατάβασις'' (katábasis), from ''καταβαίνω'' (“to go down”), from ''κατά'' (“down”) + ''βαίνω'' (“to go”).

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===Pronunciation===

* IPA: /kəˈtæbəsɪs/
* Approximate: kuh-TAB-uh-sis

====Transliterations====
* Katakana: カタバシス (katabashisu)
* Hangul: 커태버시스 (keo-tae-beo-si-seu)
* Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ㄊㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄙㄧ ㄙ (approximate phonetic rendering)
* Cyrillic: катабасис (katabasis)

===Noun===

'''katabasis''' (plural: ''katabases'')

# (Mythology, Literature) A narrative motif or trope in which a hero descends into the underworld.
# (By extension, jocular) Any journey downward or fall.
# A retreat, especially a military one. (Antonym: [[anabasis]])
# A journey from the interior of a country to the coast.
# (Rare) The presence of downward (drainage or katabatic) winds.

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==Walkthrough Video==
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==In Media==
* ''The Odyssey'', Book 11 — Odysseus’s descent into the underworld (a classic katabasis).
* Audiobook: [https://librivox.org/the-odyssey-version-3-by-homer/ The Odyssey (LibriVox)]

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