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Scylla

Syllabification: (Scyl·la)

Pronunciation: /ˈsilə/

Greek Mythology

Definition of Scylla

a female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool Charybdis. In later legend Scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina.

Phrases

between Scylla and Charybdis: /kəˈribdis/ used to refer to a situation involving two dangers in which an attempt to avoid one increases the risk from the other.