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Scylla

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Scyl·la  (sl)
n. Greek Mythology
A female sea monster who lived in a cave opposite Charybdis and devoured sailors.
Idiom:
between Scylla and Charybdis
In a position where avoidance of one danger exposes one to another danger.
Scylla [sill-a]
Noun
1. (in classical mythology) a sea monster believed to drown sailors navigating the Straits of Messina
2. between Scylla and Charybdis in an awkward situation in which avoidance of either of two dangers means exposure to the other
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Noun1.ScyllaScylla - (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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THE SIRENS, SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS, THE CATTLE OF THE SUN.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
As an example of motiveless degradation of character, we have Menelaus in the Orestes: of character indecorous and inappropriate, the lament of Odysseus in the Scylla, and the speech of Melanippe: of inconsistency, the Iphigenia at Aulis,--for Iphigenia the suppliant in no way resembles her later self.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
828: In the "Great Eoiae" Scylla is the daughter of Phoebus and Hecate.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
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