Scylla : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Scylla	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Scylla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Scylla n (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scylla \Scyl"la\, n. A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying [bd]Between Scylla and Charybdis,[b8] signifying a great peril on either hand.