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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! ;-)
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Who is Charybdis in The Odyssey?
Charybdis: enormous and dangerous whirlpool
When was Ethmia charybdis created?
Ethmia charybdis was created in 1973.
When was Charybdis japonica created?
Charybdis japonica was created in 1861.
What monster creates maelstrom's every time it opens its mouth?
The Charybdis.
How does Odysseus escape Charybdis the second time?
He never fought charybdis. He had a choice to pass by scyllia or charybdis and chose scyllia. He never had to fight them a second time
How did Odysseus survive the sirens and scylla and charybdis?
He plugged the sirens ears and avoided the Charybdis
What goes with the Charybdis?
Charybdis was one of two guardians of an ocean. Scylla was her sister, and the other guardian.
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.
What happens to ships that go near Charybdis?
Ships that go near Charybdis who is a sea monster are known to go into a huge whirlpool. Charybdis is a goddess of the tides with triple drawing expulsion.
How does Charybdis threaten ships?
Charybdis is a Greek sea monster who sucks in the sea and spits it back out again.
Who was Charybdis partner?
scylla
What saying came from the episode of Scylla and Charybdis?
The saying "between a rock and a hard place" originated from the Greek mythological episode of Scylla and Charybdis. It refers to being stuck between two equally difficult or dangerous situations with no clear way to escape.
