Katabasis (disambiguation)

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Katabasis or catabasis (Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, from κατὰ "down" and βαίνω "go") is a descent of some type, such as moving downhill, moving to a lower realm of existence, a military retreat, or a regression of some type.

• Katabasis, a trip to the underworld or the land of the dead
• Katabatic wind, cold winds that come from glacial mountains downward
• Katabasia, a type of hymn in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite

See also[edit]

• Anabasis (ἀνάβασις), "going up" or "ascent" or a journey to the interior, the reverse of a katabasis in Greek

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