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- Charybdis – Mythopedia
Charybdis was a sea monster inhabiting one side of a narrow strait, just opposite the monster Scylla Three times a day, Charybdis would swallow up the waters of the sea, only to throw them up again
- Scylla – Mythopedia
Scylla was a multi-headed, hybrid monster who haunted a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool Charybdis With her darting heads and sharp teeth, Scylla would pick off unwary sea creatures or sailors who passed too close
- Odyssey: Book 12 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Argument The Sirene, Scylla, and Charybdis He relates how, after his return from the shades, he was sent by Circe on his voyage, by the coast of the Sirens, and by the strait of Scylla and Charybdis: the manner in which he escaped those dangers: how, being cast on the island Trinacria, his companions destroyed the oxen of the Sun: the vengeance that followed; how all perished by shipwreck
- Odysseus – Mythopedia
Odysseus was a Greek hero from Ithaca known for his cunning After helping to win the Trojan War, he was forced to wander the world for ten years before returning home
- Odyssey – Mythopedia
The Odyssey, traditionally said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem probably written around the middle of the eighth century BCE It describes the Greek hero Odysseus’ wanderings as he journeys home from fighting in the Trojan War
- Harpies – Mythopedia
The Harpies, personifications of storm winds, belonged to one of the oldest generations of gods They were usually imagined as vicious birds with the faces and torsos of women
- Laertes – Mythopedia
Laertes was the king of Ithaca and a hero who participated in the voyage of the Argonauts He is best remembered as the father of Odysseus
- Aeneid: Book 3 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Forewarn’d by Helenus, we strive to shun Charybdis’ gulf, nor dare to Scylla run An equal fate on either side appears: We, tacking to the left, are free from fears; For, from Pelorus’ point, the North arose, And drove us back where swift Pantagias flows His rocky mouth we pass, and make our way By Thapsus and Megara’s winding bay
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