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Categories: Characters in the Odyssey, Mythical many-headed creatures, Metamorphoses into monsters in Greek mythology, Sea monsters, Offspring of Apollo

Scylla Schylla Scylle Skilla Skylla

(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 WordNet 3.0

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In Greek mythology, Scylla Wikipedia

A monster in Greek mythology Wikipedia Disambiguation

Monster from Greek mythology traditionally located at today's town of Scilla, Calabria. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Nymph transformed into a sea monster by Circe in Greek mythology Wikidata

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. Wiktionary

IS A

mythical being

sea monster

Greek sea god

PART OF

between Scylla and Charybdis

CATEGORY DOMAIN

Greek mythology

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

MOTHER

Hecate