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- Charybdis – Mythopedia
Charybdis was a monster of obscure origins who manifested as a giant whirlpool Every day, she swallowed up the waters of the sea three times, only to regurgitate them Charybdis shared a narrow strait with the monster Scylla Those who attempted to traverse the strait rarely lived to tell the tale: what Scylla did not pick off with her many
- 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
What time the judge forsakes the noisy bar To take repast, and stills the wordy war, Charybdis, rumbling from her inmost caves, The mast refunded on her refluent waves Swift from the tree, the floating mass to gain, Sudden I dropp’d amidst the flashing main; Once more undaunted on the ruin rode, And oar’d with labouring arms along the flood
- Harpies – Mythopedia
Etymology In antiquity, the term “Harpy” (Greek ἅρπυια, translit hárpyia; pl “Harpies,” Greek ἅρπυιαι, translit
- Odysseus – Mythopedia
Odysseus then passed between the many-headed monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis, two creatures who inhabited opposite sides of a narrow strait Following Circe’s advice, Odysseus steered close to Scylla, knowing that while she would devour six of his men (one for each of her mouths), Charybdis would swallow the whole ship and all of
- Mormo – Mythopedia
Attributes Mormo was a female spirit or phantom, a ghostly being known for inspiring fear Like Lamia or Gello, Mormo was used above all to frighten children; in fact, she was sometimes considered interchangeable with Lamia, Gello, or the strix, a vampire-like bird of the night that fed on the blood of children
- Polyphemus – Mythopedia
Polyphemus was a son of Poseidon and one of the feared Sicilian Cyclopes He was eventually blinded by Odysseus
- Boreads – Mythopedia
The “Boreads,” Calais and Zetes, were Greek heroes from Thrace, twin sons of Boreas and Orithyia The Boreads, who had wings, took part in the voyage of the Argonauts, during which they used their power of flight to chase the Harpies away from the blind Phineus
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