Scylla and Charybdis

Thus, in Greek mythology, were called two monsters guarding the narrow Strait of Messina, which separates the island of Sicily from the peninsula. Escape from them was considered almost unthinkable: who avoided the Scylla of teeth, got inevitably fall into Charybdis. We must assume that under these names Greeks designated some reefs and rapids, unknown to us, but dangerous to their fragile little ships, and their violent imagination gave menacing phenomena of nature look treacherous and scary creatures. Either way, these names have survived to the present day, and we "are between Scylla and Charybdis" means a hopeless situation, when facing certain death from two sides.

Scylla and Charybdis

Ships and managed to escape danger in the form of songs of sirens , but Ulysses did not conceal his anxiety, for he knew that soon they will have to swim between two monsters - Scylla and Charybdis, which were located so close to each other, trying to evade a monster, sailors unwittingly fall into the mouth of another.
Lair Charybdis been under a rock, on which grew a lone fig tree. Three times a day the monster suck in the water, why even very large galley fell into her huge mouth.
As for Scylla, she also lived in a cave, from which protruded six of its ugly head was next to catch prey.
Seeing a fig tree, Ulysses put armor and stood on the bow to hit Scylla when she tried to grab someone from the sailors. But when he heard the roar of the water swirling around Charybdis, the sailors were trembling with fear, and the helmsman, wanting to deviate from it, sent a ship to the lair of the dreaded Scylla.
Suddenly there was a bloodcurdling scream, and they saw the monster grabbed six sailors and swallowed them. Others managed to get through safely. Since then, he would say that the man was between two risks, we use the expression "between C Zille and Charybdis."

Scylla and Charybdis

Ships and managed to escape the danger, but Ulysses did not conceal his anxiety, for he knew that soon they will have to swim between two monsters - Scylla and Charybdis, which were located so close to each other, trying to evade a monster, sailors unwittingly fall into the fall another.

Lair Charybdis was under a rock, on which grew a lone fig tree. Three times a day the monster suck in the water, why even very large galley fell into her huge mouth.

As for Scylla, she also lived in a cave, from which protruded six of its ugly head was next to catch prey.

Past her no morehodets could unscathed
with light vehicle pass all toothy jaws agape,
again it six people from the boat steals.

(Homer)

This is the Scylla was once a lovely girl, fell in love the sea-god Glaucus, but she tormented him with his flirting, he asked Circe give him a love potion that would make Scylla love him.

But Circe herself secretly in love with Glaucus, decided to take revenge and punish the opponent. Instead of a love potion she made a disgusting potion, telling Glaucus pour it into the water in which to swim Scylla. Glaucus did as told fairy, but a dip in the water in which was dissolved the potion, Scylla into a horrible monster, a curse to the people and the gods.

Seeing a fig tree, Ulysses put on his armor, and stood on the bow to hit Scylla when she tried to grab someone from the sailors. But when he heard the roar of the water swirling around Charybdis, the sailors were trembling with fear, and the helmsman, wanting to deviate from it, sent a ship to the lair of the dreaded Scylla.

Suddenly there was a bloodcurdling scream, and they saw the monster grabbed six sailors and swallowed them. Others managed to get through safely. Since then, he would say that the man was between two risks, we use the phrase "between Scylla and Charybdis."

Zille and Charybdis. "

Scylla and Charybdis - out of the frying pan into the fire

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Charybdis (Greek Χάρυβδις - "Whirlpool") - a sea monster in Greek mythology that lives in the narrow Strait under a rock, which is growing fig tree (fig). Charybdis of us are familiar with Homer's Odyssey. Charybdis - personified representation overwhelming sea depths In the Odyssey, that lives in the channel under a rock in the distance an arrow flight from the other rocks, which served as the seat of the Scylla. Charybdis portrayed as a sea deity.

Charybdis in Homer has no individuality, "... no one has seen her. Charybdis lurks under the water, a gigantic mouth wide open, and the water poured Strait slammed into a black hole ... "it's just a sea swirl, troubled by an invisible water goddess who three times a day and consumes as much time spewing sea water under the second of these rocks .
When Odysseus and his companions passed close the strait between Scylla and Charybdis, the last lap salty moisture. Calculating that death from Charybdis imminent all while shestiglavaya Scylla could grab only six, Odysseus, with the loss of six of their comrades, who ate Scylla, avoiding the terrible strait.

Comparison of skill with the Charybdis was the formation of proverbs, synonymous Russian "out of the frying pan into the fire", in the Greek version - come across the Scylla, wishing to avoid Charybdis, and its other varieties.

in ancient mythological tales X aribda hardly played any role; it was later named the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia, which Zeus thunderbolt thrown into the sea and turned into a terrible monster.

Besides messenskoy X aribdy, anciently called X aribdy were known gulf, which disappeared at some over for Renee Orontes in Syria, between Antioch and Apamea, and swirl near Ghadir in Spain.

 

Scylla ( C Killa) (from the Greek Σκύλλα - "barking") - sea monster of Greek mythology, who lived strait between Italy and Sicily. In Scylla female head and chest, like a siren, but his stomach like a wolf and a dolphin's tail. Scylla, Charybdis, along with, according to Greek mythology, was a mortal danger to anyone who sailed in this strait - on one side of the Scylla lived on the other - Charybdis. Hence the expression - "between Scylla and Charybdis" - caught in the deadly dangers.

Homer describes this rock monster Scylla highly acute apex rose up to the sky and always was covered with dark clouds and darkness, and access to it was not possible due to its smooth surface and steepness. In the middle of it, at the height of the boom, even unattainable, gaping cave, facing a dark crater to west in the cave lived a terrible Scylla. Incessantly barking monster catechumens neighborhood shrill squeal. In front of Scylla moved twelve feet, on shaggy shoulders rose up six long flexible necks, and each neck was stuck on the head in the mouth of her sparkling parts, sharp arranged in three rows of teeth. Vdvinuvshis backwards deep into the cave and expose the chest out, she tracked down all the heads of production, groping paws around the rock and catching marine animals.

Scylla (skill) - the daughter of the goddess Hecate and Forkisa. Before becoming a monster and go to the rock, Scylla was a nymph who loved Glaucus, one of the sea-gods. In order to conquer it, Commander Kirk asked for help, which is famous for its knowledge of herbs and magic. However, she fell in love Kirk Glaucus, but just could not make him forget Scylla.
Kirk went one night through a pine forest to the place where Scylla bathed in the morning. Witch sat on a rock and raised her crystal vessel, which brought with it. She poured in a sea of green as an emerald, a liquid. Circe while watched dancing on the water surface and dissolve charmed bubbles. Then she disappeared.
At dawn Sweet nymph, singing, appeared on the shore. She went into the water, admiring the pearly luster of their feet. When Scylla went deeper, thickened to the color green, and it has sent a wave of high tide. Then, to her horror, she saw in a whirl of green writhing mass that slowly crept to her thighs and dragged down ...
Scylla disappeared under the water. When her head back on the surface, it looks terrible, and fanged mouth of saliva flowed. Voice coming from the throat, like a savage roar. Turned into a monster, Scylla was a nightmare for the sailors of the sea.
As Circe, she lived for a long time on the island in the shade of pine trees.

Geographical coverage Scylla and Charybdis was dated to ancient Messenskomu Strait, and Charybdis was located in the Strait of Sicily under Pelorskim cape and Scylla on the opposite promontory Brutus near the Regia, in historic times bore the name of its (Greek Σκύλλαιον , for Latin Scyllaeum promontorium ) . In this case, attention is drawn to describe the discrepancy fantastic fairy dangerous Strait of Homer with a valid character Messenskogo Strait, which is not nearly as dangerous for seafarers.

There is also a legend that:
Scylla and Charybdis, the two rock in the Mediterranean Sea, standing opposite each other, so that between them formed a narrow passage. Cliffs facing each other whenever something fell between them alive.

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