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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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