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Name Scylla
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Σκύλλα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. skýl̚la
Other Forms FormsSkylla
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Meaning & History
In Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.Traditionally the strait has been associated with the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily.