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Scylla (sil′ə)
noun
a dangerous rock on the Italian side of the Straits of Messina, opposite the whirlpool Charybdis: in classical mythology both Scylla and Charybdis were personified as female monsters
Etymology: L < Gr Skylla
Scylla Idioms
between Scylla and Charybdis
between two perils or evils, neither of which can be evaded without risking the other
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