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noun • (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait | ||||||||
34% | 8 | Encountered Scylla and Charybdis | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey | ||||||||
34% | 7 | Confronted Scylla and Charybdis | ||||||
noun • (Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus | ||||||||
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