Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, discovered a strait in the Pacific Ocean that is now named the Strait of Magellan in his honor. He also led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe and reached the Philippines in 1521, where he was killed during a battle with the indigenous people.
Scylla is a mythical creature in Greek mythology that is typically depicted as a multi-headed sea monster located in a narrow strait. It poses a danger to sailors by attacking and devouring them as they pass through the strait. Its presence creates a perilous navigation challenge for ships.
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.
Scylla and Charybdis are greek monsters that dwelled in the strait of messina that ate sailors...Scylla having six heads and twelve feet she would eat men as they passed by her dwelling and Charybdis had one gaping mouth which he would swallow water and belch it out 3 times a day to create whirpools...and so sailors would have to go around the whirlpool yet at the same time avoid Scylla, passing too close to either would mean certain death. so the saying means basically stuck between two bad things Basically it means "stuck between a rock and a hard place"
"I always used to think of myself as a bishop, a headmaster, a judge. I was always ashamed of thinking about things like that. Always I have to do what others want" (Chapter 7). "I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case. It was the first funeral I had ever attended" (Chapter 11). "I did not cry then or ever about Finny. I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family’s strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston" (Chapter 13). These quotes showcase Gene's internal struggles with dishonesty, guilt, and lack of emotional connection towards Finny, further highlighting his complex character.
Taiwan or Formosa strait
The Formosa strait, which is also known as the Taiwan strait
Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.Fouveaux Strait separates the South Island and Stewart Island.
The Taiwan Strait separates China from Taiwan. It is a body of water that connects the East China Sea to the South China Sea. It is approximately 180 kilometers (110 miles) wide at its narrowest point.
The Foveaux Strait
cook strait
It separates into the two islands Greenland and Iceland.
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
The Cook straight separates the North and South islands of New Zealand.
The bodies of water surrounding the Philippine archipelago include the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south, and the Sulu Sea to the southwest. Additionally, the Luzon Strait separates the Philippines from Taiwan, while the Babuyan Channel lies between the Philippines and the Babuyan Islands.
The Denmark Strait separates Iceland and Greenland.
The Strait of Formosa separates Taiwan (aka, Formosa) from the mainland Chinese Provence of Fukien. The Strait is an arm of the Pacific Ocean that runs from the South China Sea to the East China Sea.