Scylla
ə noun
Idioms 2.
Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who was transformed into a sea monster: later identified with the rock Scylla. Compare Charybdis ( def 2 ).
3.
between Scylla and Charybdis, between two equally perilous alternatives, neither of which can be passed without encountering and probably falling victim to the other.
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| 1. | Greek myth Compare Charybdis a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster believed to drown sailors navigating the Strait of Messina. She was identified with a rock off the Italian coast |
| 2. | between Scylla and Charybdis in a predicament in which avoidance of either of two dangers means exposure to the other |
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| islands in the ocean at the remotest western end of the world, to which the souls of heroes and worthy persons were transported after death |
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