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Charybdis, the Glossary

Charybdis (lang|Khárybdis,; lang) is a sea monster in Greek mythology.^[1]

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Metamorphoses into monsters in Greek mythology
Mount Etna
Sea monsters
Whirlpools

Aeneas

In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (from) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). Charybdis and Aeneas are Metamorphoses characters.

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Aeneid

The Aeneid (Aenē̆is or) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

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Aesop

Aesop (or;,; formerly rendered as Æsop) is an almost certainly legendary Greek fabulist and storyteller, said to have lived c. 620–564 BCE, and credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.

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Aesop and the Ferryman

Aesop sometimes plays a part in his own fables where the circumstances in which he tells the story are mentioned.

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Apollonius of Rhodes

Apollonius of Rhodes (Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollṓnios Rhódios; Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece.

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Argonautica

The Argonautica (translit) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC.

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Argonauts

The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Charybdis and Argonauts are Characters in the Argonautica.

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Aristotle

Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath.

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Between Scylla and Charybdis

Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils".

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Capo Passero

Capo Passero or Cape Passaro (Capu Pàssaru; Greek: Πάχυνος; Latin: Pachynus or Pachynum) is a celebrated promontory of Sicily, forming the extreme southeastern point of the whole island, and one of the three promontories which were supposed to have given to it the name of "Trinacria".

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Coast

A coastalso called the coastline, shoreline, or seashoreis the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake.

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is a biographical dictionary of classical antiquity, edited by William Smith and originally published in London by Taylor, Walton (and Maberly) and John Murray from 1844 to 1849 in three volumes of more than 3,700 pages.

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Gaia

In Greek mythology, Gaia (Γαῖα|, a poetic form of, meaning 'land' or 'earth'),,,. also spelled Gaea, is the personification of Earth.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

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Helenus of Troy

In Greek mythology, Helenus (Ἕλενος, Helenos, Helenus) was a gentle and clever seer.

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Hera

In ancient Greek religion, Hera (Hḗrā; label in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. Charybdis and Hera are Characters in the Argonautica, Characters in the Odyssey and Metamorphoses characters.

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Heracles

Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. Charybdis and Heracles are Characters in the Argonautica.

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History of the Peloponnesian War

The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens).

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Homer

Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

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Jason

Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. Charybdis and Jason are Characters in the Argonautica and Metamorphoses characters.

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Mount Etna

Mount Etna, or simply Etna (Etna or Mongibello; Muncibbeḍḍu or 'a Muntagna; Aetna; Αἴτνα and Αἴτνη), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania.

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Nereids

In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides (Nērēḯdes;, also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites.

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Odysseus

In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (Odyseús), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Charybdis and Odysseus are Characters in the Odyssey and Metamorphoses characters.

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Odyssey

The Odyssey (Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

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Poseidon

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. Charybdis and Poseidon are Characters in the Argonautica and Metamorphoses characters.

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Rennick Glacier

Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica.

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Scholia

Scholia (scholium or scholion, from σχόλιον, "comment", "interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments – original or copied from prior commentaries – which are inserted in the margin of the manuscript of ancient authors, as glosses.

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Scylla

In Greek mythology, Scylla (lang|Skýlla) is a legendary, man-eating monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, the sea-swallowing monster Charybdis. Charybdis and Scylla are Characters in the Argonautica, Characters in the Odyssey, Female legendary creatures, Metamorphoses into monsters in Greek mythology and sea monsters.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charybdis

Also known as Cariptus, Carybdis, Charybdis Fig Tree, Charybdus, Charybidis, Karybdis, Kharybdis, Kharybdus, Χάρυβδις.

Charybdis, the Glossary

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Metamorphoses into monsters in Greek mythology

Mount Etna

Sea monsters

Whirlpools

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