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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
How does scylla kill odysseus' men?
Each of Scylla's 6 serpent-like heads grabs one of Odysseus men, eating them whole.
What is Scylla?
Great Detailing, but you missed two thing: Scylla does NOT have a cat's tail, and she does NOT have more than six wolf heads on her waist. Her heads are six ugly woman faces with a body of a dragon, her waist has 4 wolves on her waists, and has a lizard tail. She is also 328 ft. wide.
Who and what is scylla?
who is scylla
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.
Monstrous creature with dogs' heads?
Scylla
How many men in Odysseus crew did scylla kill and eat?
Scylla snatched 6 of Odysseus' best men as they passed, one for each of Scylla's six heads.
Is scylla a country?
Scylla is not a country, but a mythical sea monster with 6 heads. Opposite it is Charybdis
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
How does scylla kill odysseus' men?
Each of Scylla's 6 serpent-like heads grabs one of Odysseus men, eating them whole.
What is the name of the creature that has six heads and twelve legs in the odyssey?
Her name is Scylla
Who was the sea monster with six dog heads?
Scylla (pronounced Syla), does have 6 dog heads sprouting from her waist, but does not live in the water.
What does Odysseus choose to sail towards scylla rather than charybdis?
He chooses Scylla over charybdis because if they go to charybdis they would all die, but if they go to Scylla only six would die because Scylla has six heads and six mouths to eat with.
What does Scylla eat?
In Greek mythology, Scylla was often depicted as a sea monster or nymph with twelve legs and six heads. She was known for snatching sailors from ships passing through the Strait of Messina. Scylla would consume these unfortunate sailors to satisfy her insatiable hunger.
What does the monster Scylla looks like?
Scylla has four eyes, six long necks equipped with grisly heads(each with three rows of sharp teeth), twelve tentacle-like legs, and a cat's tail and with four to six dog heads hanging from her waist.
What fate will Odysseus's crew surely suffer at the hands of Scylla?
six of them will be eaten by each of her six heads
How does Odysseus survive Scylla?
In the Odyssey: Odysseus has his men sail quickly past Scylla. He loses his 6 best men to Scylla, one for each of her heads. From a movie version: He grabs the Fig tree and waits for the whirlpool to spit out the piece of the ship he uses for him to sail
