Scylla & Charybdis

The name Charybdis is from the pages of ancient Greek mythology. It is one half of the dangerous duo bordering the Straits of Messina, off the coast of Sicily, the other being Scylla. Charybdis is a chaotic whirlpool leading to an unknown center.  Scylla, once a nymph cursed by Circe, is a large, six-headed beast disguised as a rock. Ships passing through the Straits faced a life threatening dilemma, to sacrifice six crew members to Scylla, or risk the entire crew and ship trying to navigate Charybdis’ maelstrom. This is how the present day metaphor 'to be between a rock (Scylla) and a hard place (Charybdis)' came to be.

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