Katabasis vs. Anabasis

Katabasisnoun

A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.

Katabasis

Katabasis or catabasis (Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, from κατὰ and βαίνω ) is a descent of some type, such as moving downhill, the sinking of the winds or sun, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld, or a trip from the interior of a country down to the coast. The term has multiple related meanings in poetry, rhetoric, and modern psychology.

Anabasisnoun

(historical) a military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.

Anabasisnoun

(obsolete) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.

Anabasisnoun

A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called "The Anabasis."

Anabasisnoun

The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.