Odysseus did not go through Charybdis; instead, he faced her while navigating the strait between her and Scylla. In Homer's "Odyssey," he chooses to sail closer to Scylla, sacrificing some of his men to her instead of risking the entire ship being swallowed by Charybdis. This decision highlights his strategic thinking and the difficult choices he must make during his journey home.
The Underworld and then through the Harpies and sea monsters; Scylla and Charybdis.
The Charybdis is a giant whirlpool that lives under an enormous fig tree. It tried to suck in Odysseus's ship.
He needed to sail pass this strait to get home to Ithaca.
Odysseus chooses to pass by Scylla because, Scylla will only kill 6 men, one for each head. Charybdis will sink the ship, killing everyone. Circe has also advised Odysseus to do choose Scylla. Further, Charybdis is a visible danger, and Odysseus uses Charybdis to encourage his men to pass by quickly. Finally, passing by Scylla and Charybdis is given as the only way for Odysseus to get home from where he is.
He plugged the sirens ears and avoided the Charybdis
Odysseus goes through the Sirens by putting beeswax in their ears. Odysseus is tied to the mast while the Sirens are surrounding them and is begging for his soilders to untie him but they don't. He goes through Scylla by just going past it, letting 6 of his men get eaten by Scylla. And he sailed closer to Scylla to get past Charybdis.
He lose them to Scylla when they pass through the straits of Scylla and Charybdis.
Circe warns Odysseus of the dangers in store for him and his crew on their journey home. These dangers include the Sirens, Rovers, Scylla and Charybdis, and Helio if his cattle are slaughtered.
Odysseus donned his armor and readied his spear to attempt to fight of Scylla. He then ordered his men to hug the rocks, where Scylla was, as to avoid Charybdis. He was unable to prevent the capture of his 6 men.
Circe
so that he can die
The strait is narrow and so Odysseus has to pass by either Scylla or Charybdis. Circe tells Odysseus that Charybdis is far more dangerous, as 3 times a day it sucks in all the waters around it. This would completely suck in Odysseus and his ship if he is sailing too close to Charybdis. Circe advises Odysseus to go to Scylla's side of the strait, for despite the danger of the monster, it is preferable to lose a half-dozen men than the whole ship.