Definition of Scylla
Scyl´la
n.
1.
A
dangerous
rock
on
the
Italian
coast
opposite
the
whirpool
Charybdis
on
the
coast
of
Sicily
, -
both
personified
in
classical
literature
as
ravenous
monsters
.
The
passage
between
them
was
formerly
considered
perilous
;
hence
,
the
saying
"
Between
Scylla
and
Charybdis
,"
signifying
a
great
peril
on
either
hand
.
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Scypha
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