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How did Odysseus survive the sirens and scylla and charybdis?
He plugged the sirens ears and avoided the Charybdis
Why does circe consider scylla a less serious threat than charybdis?
Scylla only ate up six men at a time; Charybdis would wreck the ship by whirlpool.
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.
What are Scylla and Charybdis known for?
Scylla is known for eating 6 people at one time and having razor sharp teeth. Charybdis is known for making huge whirl pools by spitting water out at the straight of Messina.
What is the six headed behemoths name located near Charybdis in greek mythology?
Scylla
What two dangers did Odysseus sail between?
scylla and charybdis
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.
Where does it talk about Scylla and Charybdis in the Odyssey?
in the part where Odyseus is sailing in between them
Who was Charybdis partner?
scylla
To be between Scylla and Charybdis?
This is basically the Ancient Greek equivalent of being between a rock and a hard place. Charybdis was a large whirlpool, and Scylla was a many-headed monster who snatched sailors off of ships and ate them.
What are the threats posed by the sirens and by scylla and charybdis?
Scylla and Charybdis are both Greek monsters. They both killed travelers. Scylla ate travelers and Charybdis drowned them by making whirlpools.
What kind of monster was Charybdis?
Charybdis was a sea monster in Greek mythology that was in the form of a whirlpool. She was paired with Scylla, another sea-monster that sailors didn't want to encounter. "Between Scylla and Charybdis" means having to choose between two dangers, either of which brings harm.
What does to pass between scylla and charybdis mean in modern language?
To pass between Scylla and Charybdis in modern language means to navigate a difficult situation where you are faced with two equally challenging or dangerous options. It refers to being caught between a rock and a hard place, or dealing with a dilemma with no easy solution.
What has the author David Hugo written?
David Hugo has written: 'Between Scylla and Charybdis'
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 between Scylla and Chaybdis mean?
Odysseus actually had to face both. He was forced to navigate a channel between two towering rocks where he had to, first fend off Scylla, then survive Charybdis. He was the only one who made it out alive.
What is the meaning of the phrase Between Scylla and Charybdis?
Charybdis was a giant monster, that sucked in water, creating a whirlpool, and Scylla was another monster, whose cave was high on a cliff, that had a small amount of space for a ship to sail through without being killed by Charybdis, though this was just as deadly because Scylla would launch one of her heads down and snatch up sailors, eat them, then go for another.
