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Strictly speaking, this portion of the work should be called the Katabasis, or "The March Down"; that is, from Babylonia to the Black
The Two Great Retreats of History George Grote 1832
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Katabasis wrote: I can't believe some people still hold to the infinite growth model of economics when talking about a finite substance
The Prime Minister's New Year Message Translated in to Plain English Henry North London 2009
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'I think it was rather the Katabasis, if one might venture to judge from the direction of your labours.'
Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864
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_Anabasis_ to the _Katabasis_, in which latter part it is that
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Thomas De Quincey 1822
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Xenophon, when recording it, the Anabasis, or going up of Cyrus; and, from the accident of its celebrity, this title has adhered to that expedition; and to that book -- as if either could claim it by some exclusive title; whereas, on the contrary, the Katabasis, or going down, furnishes by much the larger and the more interesting part of the work.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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Katabasis -- journeying into the underworld -- going on in this episode.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Katabasis and the Female Hero in Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and The Nutcracker Ballet.
Memey yuki_onna 2006
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