Mcgrath discusses the idea of the cross as a victory, and states that the victory of christ was depicted as a great triumphant procession. over what did the early christian fathers understand christ to be victorious?

The early Christian fathers believed that Jesus Christ was triumphant over the hostile forces of sin, death, and the devil.

Explanation:

Alister McGrath, an American Theologian and author of many books including  "Christianity: An Introduction" wrote about the Christian faith and its interpretations. His books on the Christian belief all provide a good deal of understanding and insight to the faith.

He gave a detailed discussion on the idea of the cross as representative of a victory, a victory of Christ over evil and the many sins that engulfs man. Christ's victory was also depicted as a great procession of a triumphant celebration. He implied that the early Christian Fathers understood the victory of Christ as something over the overbearing and hostile forces of the devil, sin and death.

the answer is emerged from.

orpheus descended to hades, the world of the death to rescue eurydice. no mortal had ever done this before him, he survived because he was protected by the gods. the word "underworld" gives us a clue, he emerged from it like a whale emerges form sea for exemple.