Between Scylla and Charybdis.
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Scylla
/ˈsɪlə/
Synonyms for "scylla" (14 found)
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6 entriesScylla olivaceaScylla paramamosainScylla serrataScylla tranquebaricasea demonthree headed monster
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6 entriesGreek mythScylla serratacrab genusmarine crustaceanmythical creaturesea monster
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Tom is caught between Scylla and Charybdis.
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"Ye know mad Scylla, and her monsters' yell, / and the dark caverns where the Cyclops dwell."
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"Here Scylla, leftward sits Charybdis fell, / who, yawning thrice, her lowest depths laid bare, / sucks the vast billows in her throat's dark hell, / then starward spouts the refluent surge in air."
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