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Scylla grew up a beautiful maiden nymph, the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. One day while she walked along the water's edge a man turned sea-god, Glaucus, spotted her. He lusted after her, but, in she did not return that love. A jealous Circe, who was in love with Glaucus herself, got pissed and used herbs to magically poison the water and transform poor Scylla. She was human to the waist, but below that were biting snapping dogs. She had become a monster. She sat on the Italian side of the straits of Messina gobbling up anything that came within her reach. In The Odyssey, Odysseus manages to avoid Charybdis (see above), but loses six men to Scylla. Scylla probably explained a partially submerged rock that ships foundered on. There is also a human named Scylla, in case you came here by mistake. Scylla means "She who rends". The painting is of Scylla and Circe, by John Melhuish Strudwick.

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Who is scylla in mythology?

Scylla was an evil sea monster that would attack sailors on their ships as they passed by. A sorceress named Circe turned Scylla, who was a nymph, into a horrible sea monster as Scylla bathed.


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Is scylla a country?

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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.


How many of Odysseus's men are devoured by the monster Scylla?

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What was the name of the 6 headed monster in the odyssey?

Scylla.


What color is a Scylla?

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Why did Circe turn Scylla into a monster?

Circe turned Scylla into a monster out of jealousy and vengeance. In Homer's "Odyssey," Scylla, a beautiful nymph, attracted the attention of the sea god Glaucus, who was in love with her. When Scylla rejected Glaucus's advances, he sought Circe's help to win her over, but instead, Circe fell in love with him. In retaliation for Scylla's rejection and to punish her, Circe transformed her into a hideous sea monster, forever cursed to terrorize sailors.


Did Odysseus kill scylla?

Yes, in Homer's "The Odyssey," Odysseus and his crew encounter the monster Scylla while trying to navigate through a treacherous strait. Scylla kills several of Odysseus's men, but Odysseus is unable to kill her as she is a powerful and immortal monster.


Monster of greek mythology occupying the straits of messina?

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Who was the Six headed monster who killed Odysseus men?

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What is the symbol of the Greek god Scylla?

Scylla wasnt a god, she was either a Princess (daughter of Nisus or Megera) or a sea nymph. The most known myth of Scylla is Scylla and Glaucus where she was turned into a monster by a jealous Circe. But otherwise, there is no real symbol for Scylla.