Found 2 items, similar to Charybdis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Charybdis Charybdis n : (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
English → English (gcide) Definition: Charybdis Charybdis \Cha*ryb"dis\, n. [L., Gr. cha`rybdis.] A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla. [1913 Webster]