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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Scylla
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Scylla
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.
[1913 Webster]
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