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2025 fantasy novel by R. F. Kuang
August 14, 2025. Katabasis title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Katabasis book snippet @ HarperCollins Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Official
Katabasis_(novel)
Journey into the underworld in literature
A katabasis or catabasis (Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, romanized: katábasis, lit. 'descent'; from κατὰ (katà) 'down' and βαίνω (baínō) 'go') is a journey
Katabasis
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up katabasis or κατάβασις in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Katabasis or catabasis (Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, from κατὰ 'down' and βαίνω 'go') is
Katabasis_(disambiguation)
American writer (born 1996)
you carry". USA Today. "Katabasis (review)". Hardcover.App. March 3, 2025. "Katabasis (review)". NetGalley. "I FINISHED KATABASIS! We need to talk..." Bindery
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Ancient Greek cult practice
necessarily the same thing as a katabasis. While they both afford the opportunity to converse with the dead, only a katabasis is the actual, physical journey
Nekyia
2024 film by Samantha Casella
Venice Film Festival, Katabasis has won several international awards. It has been available on Prime Video since March 2026. Katabasis refers to a living
Katabasis_(film)
Chinese Scottish poet and writer
(2019), shortlisted for the 2019 Callum MacDonald Memorial Award; and Katabasis (2020), winner of the 2019 New Poets Prize, judged by Mary Jean Chan.
Jay_Gao
Downslope wind due to a high-density air
A katabatic wind (named from Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis) 'descent') is a downslope wind caused by the flow of an elevated, high-density air mass
Katabatic_wind
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (/əˈdɪsiəs/ , US also /oʊ-/ ; Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA: [o.dy(s̠).s̠ěu̯s̠])
Odysseus
Mathematical calculation with a counter-intuitive result
show. The potato paradox is also mentioned in R. F. Kuang's 2025 novel Katabasis. Darling, David J.1 (2004). The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra
Potato_paradox
Set of ancient Greek and Hellenistic religious beliefs
to the mythical poet Orpheus, who descended into the Greek underworld (katabasis) and returned. Orphism has been described as a reform of the earlier Dionysian
Orphism
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
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Ouroboros
79th Cannes Film Festival
and Soraya Shamsi (Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg, Germany) Katábasis by Ugo Arsac Special Mention: The Black Mirror Experience by David Bardos
2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
Theme in Tolkien's writings
down into the dark places of Middle-earth, too, have been likened to the katabasis of Ancient Greece, a descent into the underworld, as when Lúthien and
Hell_and_Middle-earth
2nd-century Christian apocalyptic text
Second Coming of Jesus, the work delves into a vision of the afterlife (katabasis), and details both heavenly bliss for the righteous and infernal punishments
Apocalypse_of_Peter
Location in Greek mythology
birds and the mountains. Metempsychosis – Transmigration of the soul Katabasis – Journey into the underworld in literature Nekyia – Ancient Greek cult
Greek_underworld
Magic involving communication with the deceased
direction of Circe, a powerful sorceress, Odysseus travels to the underworld (katabasis) in order to gain insight about his impending voyage home by raising the
Necromancy
Genre of rock music
ISBN 1-84195-615-5. Swinford, Dean (2013). Death Metal Epic (Book I: The Inverted Katabasis). Atlatl Press. ISBN 978-0-9883484-3-1. Thompson, Graham (2007). American
Heavy_metal_music
King of Ephyra in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (/ˈsɪsɪfəs/ ; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος, romanized: Sísyphos) is the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth)
Sisyphus
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess
Inanna is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of war, love, and sex. She is also associated with political power, divine law, sensuality, and procreation
Inanna
Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri
belongs to the genre of katabasis and was influenced by the fourth-century Apocalypse of Paul, which was an earlier work of katabasis. Dante lived in a Europe
Divine_Comedy
Ancient Egyptian funerary text
The Book of the Dead is the name given to an ancient Egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom
Book_of_the_Dead
Greek mythological figure
later adapted her album into a multiple Tony award-winning stage musical. Katabasis List of Orphean operas Pierian Spring Garezou, p. 91. Orpheus' Thracian
Orpheus
Comedy by Aristophanes
Athens, in 405 BC and received first place. The play features the comical katabasis of the god of theater Dionysus, with his slave Xanthias, in order to revive
The_Frogs
Legendary king of Athens who slayed the Minotaur
Theseus (UK: /ˈθiːsjuːs/, US: /ˈθiːsiəs/ ; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς, romanized: Thēseús, lit. 'the placer', 'the instituter' or 'one who establishes order'
Theseus
Trojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology
Aeneas (/ɪˈniːəs/ in-EE-əs; Classical Latin: [ae̯ˈneːaːs]; from Ancient Greek: Αἰνείας, romanized: Aineías) was a Trojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology
Aeneas
Divine hero in Greek mythology
Heracles (/ˈhɛrəkliːz/ Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, lit. 'glory/fame of Hera'), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης) was the greatest of the Greek heroes
Heracles
Goddess in Chinese mythology
blessed with Meng Po's abilities. In R.F Kuang's 2025 fantasy novel, Katabasis, the main characters encounter Lady Meng Po, who acts as the guardian
Meng_Po
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Shamanic practice
travelling into other realms, shamans either descend into an underworld (cf. katabasis or nekyia) or ascend unto an upper world (cf. anabasis) - usually by means
Soul_flight
Goddess from Asia Minor
suggestive of a katabasis (a descent to the Greek underworld). According to Graham Zanker, Mise's descent seems to have been a "copy" of the katabasis of Kore
Mise_(mythology)
Wife of Cupid
In classical mythology, Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/; Greek: Ψυχή, romanized: Psykhḗ Ancient Greek: [psyːkʰɛ̌ː]; Greek pronunciation: [psiˈçi]) is the immortal wife
Psyche_(mythology)
Mythological symbol of abundance, also called the horn of plenty
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Cornucopia
Ancient Greek temple of necromancy
Necromanteion was also described as the entrance by which Odysseus made his katabasis or journey to the underworld. Ritual use of the Necromanteion involved
Necromanteion_of_Acheron
2022 studio album by Persefone
No. Title Length 1. "Metanoia" 1:55 2. "Katabasis" 4:32 3. "Architecture of the I" 6:11 4. "Leap of Faith" 5:05 5. "Aware of Being Watched" 7:27 6. "Merkabah"
Metanoia_(Persefone_album)
Fictional couple in Tolkien's Middle-earth
in Williams 2021 Stevens, Ben Eldon. Middle-earth as Underworld: From Katabasis to Eucatastrophe. pp. 113–114. in Williams 2021 Steed, Robert (2017).
Lúthien_and_Beren
Subgenre of heavy metal music
February 2013. Swinford, Dean (2013). Death Metal Epic (Book I: The Inverted Katabasis). Dayton: Atlatl Press. ISBN 978-0-9883484-3-1. Wikiquote has quotations
Black_metal
Greek mythological creature
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Centaur
Theme in Ancient Greek literature
Clauss, James J. (2008). "Hercules Unchained: Contaminatio, Nostos, Katabasis, and the Surreal". Arethusa. 41: 51. doi:10.1353/are.2008.0007. S2CID 161942734
Nostos
Book by Robert Bly
archetype of the Self, and the hero's interactions with him to represent a katabasis, or exploratory journey into the inner depths, where new sources of positive
Iron_John:_A_Book_About_Men
Symbol of medicine
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Rod_of_Asclepius
Topics referred to by the same term
pages with titles containing Anabasis Anabasii, couriers of antiquity Katabasis (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Anabasis
Blood of gods in Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Ichor
Extreme subgenre of heavy metal music
2024. Swinford, Dean (2013). Death Metal Epic (Book I: The Inverted Katabasis). Atlatl Press. ISBN 978-0-9883484-3-1. Wikiquote has quotations related
Death_metal
3rd-century Christian saint and martyr
Anthony Vivian, 2022, p. 55. The Descent of the Soul and the Archaic Katábasis and Depth Psychology, Leslie Gardner, Paul Bishop, Terence Dawson, Taylor
Saint_Barbara
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
Description of Greece, describes two variant traditions regarding Dionysus's katabasis, or descent into the underworld. Both describe how Dionysus entered into
Dionysus
Pair of lovers from Chinese mythology
periodically throughout When Life Gives You Tangerines. R.F. Kuang's novel Katabasis makes mention of the story as a plot point. Similar to the Chang'e space
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
The_Cowherd_and_the_Weaver_Girl
1883 children's novel by Carlo Collodi
and rebirth through metamorphosis. A journey to the underworld—termed katabasis—is a common feature of Eurasian literary epics; Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Aeneas
The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio
Blind prophet of Apollo
In Greek mythology, Tiresias (/taɪˈriːsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Τειρεσίας, romanized: Teiresías) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance
Tiresias
Divisions of heaven in esoteric cosmology
Islamic traditionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Katabasis – Journey into the underworld in literature Naraka – Hell in Indian religions
Seven_heavens
Classical story of Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or
Cupid_and_Psyche
1959 novel by William S. Burroughs
radical" freedom. Ron Loewinsohn interprets the book's structure as a katabasis. The novel begins with Lee descending into an underground subway, becomes
Naked_Lunch
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Trojan_Horse
Salman Rushdie's sixth novel
Falconer, Rachel (2001). "Bouncing Down to the Underworld: Classical Katabasis in "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"". Twentieth Century Literature. 47 (4):
The_Ground_Beneath_Her_Feet
2021 scholarly collection of essays
gods sometimes sought with mortals. Benjamin Eldon Stevens writes on katabasis, journeys to the underworld and encounters with the dead, in Middle-earth
Tolkien and the Classical World (book)
Tolkien_and_the_Classical_World_(book)
Greek mythological artefact
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Pandora's_box
Ancient Meitei language text
This article contains the Meitei alphabet. Without proper rendering support, you may see errors in display. The Nūngpān Ponpī Lūwāopa (Meitei: ꯅꯨꯡꯄꯥꯟ ꯄꯣꯟꯄꯤ
Nungpan_Ponpi_Luwaopa
American literary award
Sunrise on the Reaping Finalist S. A. Cosby King of Ashes R.F. Kuang Katabasis Map Men This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) The New York
Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
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American novelist and short story writer (born 1974)
2006) "A Night in Electric Squidland" (Lone Star Stories #15, June 2006) "Katabasis: Seraphic Trains" (Tales of the Unanticipated #27, July 2006) "National
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Science fiction and fantasy literary award
Press, Titan UK Daryl Gregory When We Were Real Saga Press R. F. Kuang Katabasis Harper Voyager Nnedi Okorafor Death of the Author William Morrow and Company
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Italian director and screenwriter
Fabbri. In 2024, she directed and starred in her second feature film, Katabasis. Katabasis premiered on 2 September 2024 in a collateral event of the 81 Venice
Samantha_Casella
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Ancient_Greek_religion
Goddess of sight in Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Theia
Object in Virgil's "Aeneid"
gives him instructions on how to make his journey to the Underworld (his katabasis), and escorts him there to seek the shade of his father, Anchises. Before
Golden_Bough_(Aeneid)
Interpretation proposing that some UFOs are linked to death and the afterlife
commentators have interpreted alien abduction narratives as modern analogues of katabasis and anabasis, arguing that they reproduce older patterns of removal from
Thanatological_UFO_hypothesis
Void state preceding creation
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Chaos_(cosmogony)
Chthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Erinyes
Mythical food of the Greek gods
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Ambrosia
Artefact in Greek mythology, part of the Argonauts' tale
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Golden_Fleece
Christian theological concept
be similarly subservient to others. Communicatio idiomatum Ego death Katabasis Martyrdom Nirodha Surrender (religion) 1 Corinthians 9:15: γάρ μοι μᾶλλον
Kenosis
Three-prong spear
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Trident
Account of Muhammad's Israʾ and Miʿraj
The Book of Muḥammad's Ladder is a first-person account of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad's night journey (isrāʾ) and ascent to heaven (miʿrāj), translated
Book_of_Muhammad's_Ladder
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Nyx
Ancient Greek personification of the rainbow
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Iris_(mythology)
Greek goddess and mother of Apollo and Artemis
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Leto
Mythological metal
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Orichalcum
Symbol of fate in medieval and ancient philosophy
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Wheel_of_Fortune_(medieval)
Greek mythological nymph
In Greek mythology, Echemeia (Ancient Greek: Ἐχέμεια, romanized: Ekhemeia) is a minor character who angered the goddess Artemis. Her only tale survives
Echemeia
Ancient Greek goddess of the Moon
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Selene
Ship of the Argonauts in Greek myth
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Argo
2026 film festival edition
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76th Berlin International Film Festival
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Demotic Egyptian story
The Tale of Setne Khamwas and Si-Osire (also known as Setne II) is a Demotic Egyptian story attested on papyrus in Roman Egypt. Setne (loosely based on
Setne_Khamwas_and_Si-Osire
Personification of the upper sky in Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Aether_(mythology)
Staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Caduceus
Spring festival in ancient Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian religion Babylonian religion Dehwa Rabba in Mandaeism Dumuzid Katabasis#Trip into the underworld "Rise Nineveh': Christians in Iraq celebrate
Akitu
Journey by Muhammad in Islamic tradition
The Israʾ and Miʿraj (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج, romanized: al-’Isrā’ wal-Miʿrāj, lit. 'The Night Travel and Ascension') or Ascension of Muhammad refer
Isra'_and_Mi'raj
Female name; Scottish form of Elizabeth
written and directed by Emerald Fennell Elspeth, character in the novel Katabasis by R.F Kuang All pages with titles containing Elspeth Elspeth (band),
Elspeth
Topics referred to by the same term
the distance that a typeface descends below the baseline in typography Katabasis The Descent, a 2005 horror film The Descent Part 2, the 2009 sequel to
Descent
Main character in the Finnish national epic Kalevala
knowledge and being the most skilled singer. There is an old myth of his katabasis (journey to the underworld). He does also possess more armed warrior-like
Väinämöinen
Attraction to low-life culture, experience, and degradation
Anglophone world. Marion Woodman the Jungian considered that a break or katabasis from the normal social world could leave the protagonist trapped by "a
Nostalgie_de_la_boue
4th-century Christian text
The Apocalypse of Paul (Apocalypsis Pauli, literally "Revelation of Paul"; more commonly known in the Latin tradition as the Visio Pauli or Visio Sancti
Apocalypse_of_Paul
Ancient Greek deity of procreation
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Phanes
Type of sacred standing stone
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Baetyl
Wand or staff carried during Hellenic festivals and ceremonies
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Thyrsus
Nicaraguan writer
published by Curbstone Press. Life for Each, was published in England by Katabasis in 1994; an earlier collection, Riverbed of Memory, was published by City
Daisy_Zamora
Swiss Catholic theologian (1905–1988)
redemption would be complete not with his death on the cross but only with the katabasis of his descensio ad inferos. Joseph Ratzinger called Theo-Drama a "profound
Hans_Urs_von_Balthasar
Protective cult image in Greek and Roman mythology
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Palladium (classical antiquity)
Palladium_(classical_antiquity)
Snake-like monsters from Greek mythology
Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Kleos Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography
Dragons_in_Greek_mythology
2013 anthology edited by Gardner Dozois
Lindholm: "Old Paint" David Moles: "Chitai Heiki Koronbin" Robert Reed: "Katabasis" Alastair Reynolds: "The Water Thief" Linda Nagata: "Nightside on Callisto"
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection
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All Latin and Greek roots beginning with G
diabase, diabatic, diabetes, diabetic, dibasic, hyperbaton, hypobasis, katabasis, katabatic, monobasic, polybasic, stereobate, stylobate, tribasic bac-
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/A–G
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