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Scylla grew up a beautiful maiden nymph, the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. One day while she walked along the water's edge a man turned sea-god, Glaucus, spotted her. He lusted after her, but, in she did not return that love. A jealous Circe, who was in love with Glaucus herself, got pissed and used herbs to magically poison the water and transform poor Scylla. She was human to the waist, but below that were biting snapping dogs. She had become a monster. She sat on the Italian side of the straits of Messina gobbling up anything that came within her reach. In The Odyssey, Odysseus manages to avoid Charybdis (see above), but loses six men to Scylla. Scylla probably explained a partially submerged rock that ships foundered on. There is also a human named Scylla, in case you came here by mistake. Scylla means "She who rends". The painting is of Scylla and Circe, by John Melhuish Strudwick.
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Is Scylla a female monster In the Odyssey?
Yes, she is.
How many of Odysseus's men are devoured by the monster Scylla?
the monster Scylla has six heads so it eats 6 men of Odysseus, one for each head
What is a six headed monster with the legs and a bark of a dog?
Scylla
What is the greek monster scylla?
The nymph, turned monster, who attacked ships passing by her on the cliffs between Sicily and Italy. Try theoi.com
Who is Scylla in The Odyssey?
Scylla: sea monster of gray rockScylla was a six-headed monster in The Odyssey. She lived on a promontory and would eat six men (one for every head) from all the ships that passed by. She is considered a threshold guardian.Scylla, partnered in a strait of water with Charybdis, is a creature with 12 arms, and 6 heads, each with 3 rows of teeth. Whenever a boat passes by, Scylla takes at least 6 men to eat; one for each head.You can find Scylla and Charybdis in "The Odyssey" by Homer, Book XIIScylla was originally aid to be a water nymph, with whom the god Glaucus was enamoured. Scylla was transformed into a monster by Circe, whom fell in love with Glaucus but could not win him over.
Who is scylla in mythology?
Scylla was an evil sea monster that would attack sailors on their ships as they passed by. A sorceress named Circe turned Scylla, who was a nymph, into a horrible sea monster as Scylla bathed.
What is the epithet for Scylla?
the monster of the gray rock
Is Scylla a female monster In the Odyssey?
Yes, she is.
Is scylla a country?
Scylla is not a country, but a mythical sea monster with 6 heads. Opposite it is Charybdis
Describe Scylla and Charybdis?
Scylla was the six headed monster, who took a man for each of her heads.vCharybdis was the whirlpool right next to Scylla's cave.
How many of Odysseus's men are devoured by the monster Scylla?
the monster Scylla has six heads so it eats 6 men of Odysseus, one for each head
What color is a Scylla?
What? The mythical Greek monster? Green.
What was the name of the 6 headed monster in the odyssey?
Scylla.
Monster of greek mythology occupying the straits of messina?
scylla
Who was the Six headed monster who killed Odysseus men?
Scylla.
What is a six headed monster with the legs and a bark of a dog?
Scylla
To whom Odysseus attribute his safe passage past Scylla?
Calypso tells Odysseus about Scylla and tells him how to get past the monster safely. She is the one who tells him to sacrifice six of his men to the monster.
