Mythology: Charybdis in Greek myth was a sea monster that swallowe…

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Did you know? Charybdis in Greek myth was a sea monster that swallowed and disgorged enormous amounts of water three times a day — a deadly whirlpool. She lived on one side of a narrow passage; the six-headed Scylla on the other. "Between Scylla and Charybdis" = an impossible choice.

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Charybdis in Greek myth was a sea monster that swallowed and disgorged enormous amounts of water three times a day — a deadly whirlpool. She lived on one side of a narrow passage; the six-headed Scylla on the other. "Between Scylla and Charybdis" = an impossible choice.

Charybdis was in Griekse mythe een zee-monster dat drie keer per dag enorme hoeveelheden water inslokte en weer uitspuugde — een dodelijke maalstroom. Ze stond op één kant van een nauwe doorgang; de zes-koppige Skylla op de andere. "Tussen Skylla en Charybdis" = onmogelijke keuze.

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