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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From {{uder|en|grc|κατάβασις}}, from | From {{uder|en|grc|κατάβασις}}, from {{m|grc|καταβαίνω}} (“to go down”), from {{m|grc|κατά}} (“down”) + {{m|grc|βαίνω}} (“to go”). | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* {{enPR| | * {{enPR|kə-tă'bə-sĭs}}, {{IPA|en|/kəˈtæbəsɪs/}} | ||
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-katabasis.wav|a=Southern England}} | * {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-katabasis.wav|a=Southern England}} | ||
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-katabasis.wav|a=GA}} | * {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-katabasis.wav|a=GA}} | ||
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{{en-noun|~|katabases}} | {{en-noun|~|katabases}} | ||
# {{lb|en|mythology|literature}} A [[mytheme]] or [[trope]] in which | # {{lb|en|mythology|literature}} A [[mytheme]] or [[trope]] in which a [[hero]] descends into the [[underworld]]. | ||
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1923|author=Georges Berguer|translator=E. S. Brooks; Van Wyck Brooks|title=Some aspects of the life of Jesus from the psychological and psycho-analytic point of view|page=58|text=The ancient Greeks and the peoples of remote antiquity already knew of journeys of the soul, but these were often journeys to the infernal regions, descents into hell, '''catabases''', with obstacles, such as encounters with various monsters, menaces of all sorts, the crossing of the bridge of the dead or the passage of mysterious rivers on foot or on horseback.}} | #* {{quote-book|en|year=1923|author=Georges Berguer|translator=E. S. Brooks; Van Wyck Brooks|title=Some aspects of the life of Jesus from the psychological and psycho-analytic point of view|page=58|text=The ancient Greeks and the peoples of remote antiquity already knew of journeys of the soul, but these were often journeys to the infernal regions, descents into hell, '''catabases''', with obstacles, such as encounters with various monsters, menaces of all sorts, the crossing of the bridge of the dead or the passage of mysterious rivers on foot or on horseback.}} | ||
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=James Ker|title=The Deaths of Seneca|page=136|text=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'''.}} | #* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=James Ker|title=The Deaths of Seneca|page=136|text=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'''.}} | ||
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=P. Martin; Anne Rowe|title=Iris Murdoch: A Literary Life|page=84|text=Willy, the concentration camp survivor who has experienced more evil than any other character, places no value on '''catabasis'''. When asked (in connection with ''Aeneid'' VI) | #* {{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=P. Martin; Anne Rowe|title=Iris Murdoch: A Literary Life|page=84|text=Willy, the concentration camp survivor who has experienced more evil than any other character, places no value on '''catabasis'''. When asked (in connection with ''Aeneid'' VI) “Do you think everyone ought to descend to the underworld?”, he replies briskly, “Certainly not! It's very dark and stuffy and one is more likely to feel frightened than to learn anything.”}} | ||
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Russell J.A. Kilbourn|title=Cinema, Memory, Modernity:The Representation of Memory from the Art Film to Transnational Cinema|chapter=Introduction|page=31|text=Therefore, Erling Holtsmark's point that literary-mythic '''katabasis''' captures “the imagined physical orientation of the other world relative to this one” (25), is superseded in a post-mythic, ostensibly secular worldview by a journey that takes place within an underworld that is an exteriorized | #* {{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Russell J.A. Kilbourn|title=Cinema, Memory, Modernity: The Representation of Memory from the Art Film to Transnational Cinema|chapter=Introduction|page=31|text=Therefore, Erling Holtsmark's point that literary-mythic '''katabasis''' captures “the imagined physical orientation of the other world relative to this one” (25), is superseded in a post-mythic, ostensibly secular worldview by a journey that takes place within an underworld that is an exteriorized projection of a protagonist's interior world.}} | ||
# {{lb|en|by extension|jocular}} Any [[journey]] [[downwards]] or [[fall]]. | # {{lb|en|by extension|jocular}} Any [[journey]] [[downwards]] or [[fall]]. | ||
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1842|month=February|journal=Yale Literary Magazine|volume=7|issue=4|title=The Man in the Moon|page=205|text=''How'' did the man in the moon come down? The distance between the earth and moon is by no means inconsiderable, and other obstacles “too tedious to mention,” lie in the way of this famous ''' | #* {{quote-journal|en|year=1842|month=February|journal=Yale Literary Magazine|volume=7|issue=4|title=The Man in the Moon|page=205|text=''How'' did the man in the moon come down? The distance between the earth and moon is by no means inconsiderable, and other obstacles “too tedious to mention,” lie in the way of this famous '''catabasis'''.}} | ||
# A [[retreat]], especially a [[military]] one. | # A [[retreat]], especially a [[military]] one. | ||
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# {{lb|en|rare}} The presence of [[downward]] ([[drainage]] or [[katabatic]]) winds. | # {{lb|en|rare}} The presence of [[downward]] ([[drainage]] or [[katabatic]]) winds. | ||
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{{#ev:youtube|96pNYqWiHfU|640|center|K: Katabasis | Language: English | Part of Speech: Noun | Starring: MorMurdoch | OS: Arch Linux}} | {{#ev:youtube|96pNYqWiHfU|640|center|K: Katabasis | Language: English | Part of Speech: Noun | Starring: MorMurdoch | OS: Arch Linux}} | ||
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==In Media== | |||
* {{w|Odyssey|''The Odyssey''}}, Book 11 — Odysseus’s descent into the underworld (a classic katabasis). | * {{w|Odyssey|''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)] | * Audiobook: [https://librivox.org/the-odyssey-version-3-by-homer/ The Odyssey (LibriVox)] | ||
* Original dictionary entry: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katabasis Wiktionary: katabasis] | * Original dictionary entry: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katabasis Wiktionary: katabasis] | ||
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==Antonyms== | |||
* [[anabasis]] | * [[anabasis]] | ||
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==Translations== | |||
{{trans-top|all senses}} | {{trans-top|all senses}} | ||
* French: {{t+|fr|catabase|f}} | * French: {{t+|fr|catabase|f}} | ||
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{{trans-bottom}} | {{trans-bottom}} | ||
[[Category:English nouns]] | |||
[[Category:Mythology]] | |||
[[Category:Military terms]] | |||
==Polish== | ==Polish== | ||
{{wp|pl:}} | {{wp|pl:katabasis}} | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
{{ | {{bor|pl|grc|κατάβασις}} | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
{{pl-pr| | {{pl-pr|katabasis}} | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
{{pl-noun|f|indecl=yes}} | {{pl-noun|f|indecl=yes}} | ||
# {{lb|pl|literature|mythology}} {{l|en|katabasis}} {{gl| | # {{lb|pl|literature|mythology}} {{l|en|katabasis}} {{gl|a trope in which a hero descends into the underworld}} | ||
#: {{syn|pl|katabaza}} | #: {{syn|pl|katabaza}} | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 17 February 2026
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Template:Uder, from Template:M (“to go down”), from Template:M (“down”) + Template:M (“to go”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Template:Lb A mytheme or trope in which a hero descends into the underworld.
- A journey from the interior of a country to the coast.
- Template:Lb The presence of downward (drainage or katabatic) winds.
Walkthrough Video
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In Media
- Template:W, Book 11 — Odysseus’s descent into the underworld (a classic katabasis).
- Audiobook: The Odyssey (LibriVox)
- Original dictionary entry: Wiktionary: katabasis
Antonyms
Translations
- French: Template:T+
- Italian: Template:T
- Latin: Template:T
- Occitan: Template:T
- Polish: Template:T+, Template:T+
- Sicilian: Template:T
- Spanish: Template:T