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Charybdis

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Noun

1. charybdis

(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

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Charybdis

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noun
a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
Compare Scylla

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Charybdis

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Obsolete
a whirlpool off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Strait of Messina; now called Galofalo
see also Scylla

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Charybdis

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n.
Greek Mythology
A whirlpool off the Sicilian coast, opposite the cave of Scylla.

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