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
- A trip from the interior to the coast
- March to the Sea (disambiguation), one translation of this sense of the phrase
- Katabatic wind, cold winds that come from glacial mountains downward
See also
- Anabasis (ἀνάβασις), "going up" or "ascent" or a journey to the interior, the reverse of a katabasis in Greek
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