Downwards upon us - is it above or below then?

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Reading a story, I found the following sentence:

Downwards upon us, with limbless Atlantean stridings, there swept the
cloudy cohorts.

I am struggling with understanding of the phrase "downwards upon" - is it the direction (in downward direction but upon us) or a place?

user392935 · Accepted Answer

Both "downward" and "downwards" (adverb) would mean the same thing here. And yes, it indicates direction.
Put another way the sentence might read:
"The cloudy cohorts, with limbless Atlantean stridings, swept downward (s) upon us."

Downwards upon us - is it above or below then?

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