Associations to the word «Scylla»

Wiktionary

SCYLLA, proper noun. A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
SCYLLA, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A personification of the above rock as a ravenous monster.

Dictionary definition

SCYLLA, noun. (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.

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