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scylla |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scylla \Scyl"la\, n. A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence the saying ``Between Scylla and Charybdis,'' signifying a great peril on either hand. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Scylla n : (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 [syn: {Scylla}]
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