Meaning Of The Word Charybdis
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Charybdis Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Charybdis?
Charybdis in American English
a whirlpool off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Strait of Messina; now called Galofalo noun: a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily Charybdis in British English noun: a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast |
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