katabasis narrative
C21883
concept
A katabasis narrative is a story in which a character descends into an underworld or metaphorical depths, undergoes trials or revelations, and returns transformed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| katabasis narrative canonical | 2 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: katabasis narrative
Generated description
A katabasis narrative is a story in which a character descends into an underworld or metaphorical depths, undergoes trials or revelations, and returns transformed.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| myth of Orpheus and Eurydice | — |
| Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) | — |