Scylla

This is a picture of Scylla attacking a group of sailors. Scylla is one of the two creatures that lurked on the side of a narrow strait. The strait was so narrow that the sailors passing the strait would end up in the clutches of one of the monsters.

There also a Exists a city called Scylla. It was situated on the entrance of of the Strait Of Messiana.

The Phrase 'between Scylla and Charybdis' is used when someone is in situation of two dangers and moving away from one will let u into the other danger.

The strait of Messiana has been reffered to the Strait of Messina, between Sicily and Italy. But Tim Severin opposes it saying that it may have been a strait in northwest Greece.

The Scylla had six long necks with heads that contain three rows of teeth. She also had twelve canine legs and a cat's tail. She has been referred to be a child of many parents: Phorcys, Hecate, Crateais , Lamia or Ceto. Some sources say she was the daughter of Triton and Lamia.

In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus was given advice by Circe to sail through Scylla's part of the strait rather through Charybdis's part, because she could drown the whole ship. Odysseus safely navigated through the strait but with the loss of six men, who were devoured by Scylla.

According to Ovid, Scylla was once a beautiful nymph who was was being loved by the sea-god Glaucus, but she didn't want his company and fled to a land where he would never reach. He went to Circe' for her advice. As he began telling his love story to her she became in love with him. Glaucus, of course, did not showed any interests. Circe, enraged poured a vile of poison were Scylla had her bath, as soon as she enetered the pool, she was changed into the sea monster. She tried to brush it all off, but in vian. She became enraged and destroyed anything that came near her. Scylla began to devour men from the ships that passed thorugh her part of the strait.

In later Greek mythology it is said that Heracles slew her during a journey to Sicily. Her father Phorcys restored her to life. But Circe did mention to odysseus that she could not by anyone, not even Heracles.

It is said that when time passed Scylla was turned into a dangerous rock which still stands today