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Charybdis is described as a daughter of Poseidon (or Pontos) and Gaea, and as a voracious woman, who stole oxen from Heracles, and was hurled by the thunderbolt of Zeus into the sea, where she retained her voracious nature.
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Who wrote Charybdis's whirlpool?
In Greek mythology, the whirlpool Charybdis was created by Zeus as a punishment for her stealing Hercules' cattle. The story of Charybdis can be found in various ancient texts, including Homer's "Odyssey" and Hesiod's "Theogony."
Who is Charybdis in The Odyssey?
Charybdis: enormous and dangerous whirlpool
What is charybdis and what does she do?
Charybdis is a giant, enormous, dangerous whirlpool. Charybdis is a female and lives in the water. She is the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia. On the opposite side of Charybdis lives Scylla, another god who is a sea monster. Charybdis isn't really a "sea monster", shes mostly a whirlpool. She lives under the rocks in the water. There are 2 stories explaining how she ended up in the water, but we don't know which one is true. One story says that Charybdis had stolen Hercules' cattle and Hercules told Zeus, so Zeus hit her with a thunderbolt, making her a giant, dangerous whirlpool, only to live in water. The other story is that Poseidon had created storms, and Charybdis would make the waves of the water rise, flooding and destroying the cities and villages, making Zeus so mad, that he punished her by putting her in the water. She swallows the water 3 times a day, and then she throws it back up, causing a whirlpool. This pretty much explains who Charybdis is, hope it helped! ;-)
What was the name of the name of the whirlpool monster?
Charybdis
Who is Scylla related to?
charybdis a swirling whirlpool
What mythological creature is the whirlpool?
maelstrom or leviathan charybdis
What was the whirlpool in The Odyssey?
If you are asking what it is called, it would be Charybdis.
Who is charybdis and what is her power?
the whirlpool. the 6-headed monster was the other.
What did Charybdis do to Odysseus?
The Charybdis is a giant whirlpool that lives under an enormous fig tree. It tried to suck in Odysseus's ship.
What's name of the whirlpool monster from The Odyssey?
the name of the monster was Scylla and the whirlpool was called Charybdis, hope this helped.
What is the name of the deadly whirlpool that threatens to destroy Odysseus and his men?
Charybdis.
Where did Charybdis Live?
Charybdis resided in the Strait of Messina off the coast of Sicily. She, with fellow monster Scylla, would cause ships to crash. Charybdis was seen as a giant whirlpool.
