katabasis
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Katabasis is a mythological and literary motif involving a hero’s descent into the underworld or a realm of the dead, often to achieve a crucial quest or transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| katabasis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4886492 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: katabasis Context triple: [Capture of Cerberus, involves, katabasis]
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A.
dabtara
A dabtara is a learned lay cleric in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox tradition, known for mastering liturgical music, especially Zema chant, as well as church scholarship and ritual arts.
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B.
Kaiten
Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
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C.
Katafidi
Katafidi is a prominent mountain peak in the Tzoumerka range of the Pindus Mountains in northwestern Greece.
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D.
Bangotantekaba
Bangotantekaba is a settlement located on the atoll of Abemama in the island nation of Kiribati.
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E.
Kifisia
Kifisia is an affluent suburban municipality in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece, known for its upscale residential neighborhoods, shops, and green spaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: katabasis Target entity description: Katabasis is a mythological and literary motif involving a hero’s descent into the underworld or a realm of the dead, often to achieve a crucial quest or transformation.
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A.
dabtara
A dabtara is a learned lay cleric in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox tradition, known for mastering liturgical music, especially Zema chant, as well as church scholarship and ritual arts.
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B.
Kaiten
Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
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C.
Katafidi
Katafidi is a prominent mountain peak in the Tzoumerka range of the Pindus Mountains in northwestern Greece.
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D.
Bangotantekaba
Bangotantekaba is a settlement located on the atoll of Abemama in the island nation of Kiribati.
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E.
Kifisia
Kifisia is an affluent suburban municipality in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece, known for its upscale residential neighborhoods, shops, and green spaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary motif
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mythological motif ⓘ narrative pattern ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition |
Christian visionary literature
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Greek mythology ⓘ Near Eastern mythology ⓘ Roman mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Roman religion
|
| appearsInWork |
Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy"
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linked to:
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
Heracles' twelfth labor (descent to Hades) ⓘ
linked to:
Twelfth Labor of Heracles
Homer's "Odyssey" ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
Mesopotamian "Epic of Gilgamesh" ⓘ
linked to:
Epic of Gilgamesh
Orpheus and Eurydice myth ⓘ
linked to:
myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent ⓘ Virgil's "Aeneid" ⓘ
linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
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| coreElement |
guide or psychopomp
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hero figure ⓘ otherworldly realm ⓘ return to the world of the living ⓘ trial or ordeal ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRoot | Greek word "katabasis" (κατάβασις) ⓘ |
| hasOppositeMotif | anabasis ⓘ |
| hasStructuralRole |
central episode in a quest narrative
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climactic trial for the protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
acquisition of knowledge
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confrontation with death ⓘ initiation ⓘ rebirth ⓘ testing of courage ⓘ transformation of the hero ⓘ |
| involvesLocationType |
otherworld
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realm of the dead ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | descent ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
enables hero to gain crucial information
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enables hero to obtain a magical object ⓘ enables hero to rescue a soul ⓘ marks turning point in the plot ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
afterlife vision
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hero's journey ⓘ nekyia ⓘ underworld journey ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
confrontation with the unconscious
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death and rebirth cycle ⓘ liminal transition ⓘ psychological descent ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| typicalAction |
descent into the underworld
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journey to the realm of the dead ⓘ return from the underworld ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
drama
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epic poetry ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ folklore ⓘ mythology ⓘ novels ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: katabasis Description of subject: Katabasis is a mythological and literary motif involving a hero’s descent into the underworld or a realm of the dead, often to achieve a crucial quest or transformation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.