καται-βάτης [ᾰ],ου,ὁ, a name of Zeus as
A. descending in thunder and lightning, Ar. Pax 42 , Clearch. 9 , Lyc. 1370 , IG 2.1659b , 12(3).1360 (Thera), 1093 (Melos), BCH 50.245 (Thasos),Ἀρχ.ἐφ. 1924.146 (Thess.), Paus. 5.14.10 , Corn. ND 9 : applied by Athenian flattery to Demetrius, Plu. Demetr. 10 ; alsoκ. κεραυνός, σκηπτός, A. Pr. 361 ,
Lyc. 382 .
2. of Hermes,who led souls downto the nether world, Sch. Ar. Pax 649 .
3. ofἈχέρων,that to which one descends, downward, E. Ba. 1360 .
4. of a person,descending underground, Dam. Isid. 131 .
5. καταιβάται,οἱ , members of a thiasos of worshippers of Dionysus, Inscr.Magn. 215a36 .--In these senses the formκαταβάτηςnever occurs; cf.καταιβάσιος, καταιβάτις, etc.