Facts about Charybdis

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   The phrase 'between Scylla and Charybdis' became a proverbial expression in Western culture for being caught between two equally dangerous alternatives.

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   Zeus transformed Charybdis into a monster as punishment for her greed, after she stole oxen belonging to Heracles and flooded lands with the sea.

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   Ancient Greeks associated Charybdis with a specific location in the Strait of Messina, between Sicily and mainland Italy.

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   Homer's Odyssey places Charybdis opposite the monster Scylla, forcing Odysseus to navigate between the two deadly threats.

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   In Greek mythology, Charybdis was a sea monster who dwelt beneath a narrow strait and created deadly whirlpools by swallowing and regurgitating seawater.

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