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- (mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
- (by extension, humorous) Any journey downwards or fall.
- A retreat, especially a military one.
- A journey from the interior of a country to the coast.
- (rare) The presence of downward (drainage or katabatic) winds.
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