Posts Tagged ‘katabasis’
Hymn to Demeter- Katabasis
In the Hymn to Demeter the aspect of katabasis is seen in Persephone’s journey to the underworld. However, her katabasis differs from Odysseus’ because unlike him, she does not choose to visit the underworld, but rather, she is captured and taken there forcefully. The underworld is rather her prison than her source of knowledge like [...]
Katabasis in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter
In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter I noticed that the actions of Demeter where similar to the actions of Odysseus and Athene. After Persephone was taken by Hades to the underworld Demeter, who was in pure distress, disguised herself as an elderly woman. When she met the young girls and later their mother [...]
Apocalypse Now Katabatic Scene
The Scene that seemed most Katabatic to me was when Captain Willard entered Colonel Kurtz’s outpost. I found this scene to be particularly Katabatic because it reminded me so much of Homer’s Odyssey and when Odysseus first sails to the underworld.
First, Willard does arrive on a river, and there is a connection possibly made here [...]
The Bridge of Khazadum
How does this edited clip from the LORD OF THE RINGS evoke musically and visually an epic katabasis?
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