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To: SunkenCiv
In Greek mythology, Scylla[1] (/ˈsɪlə/ SIL-ə; Greek: Σκύλλα, pronounced [skýl̚la], Skylla) was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.

The strait has been associated with the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily.

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The Rock of Scilla, Calabria

21 posted on 09/02/2015 4:13:07 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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To: Fred Nerks

I have missed a lot by my absence from FR.


23 posted on 09/21/2015 11:49:24 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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