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Scylla and Charybdis

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Two rocks opposite each other at a narrow pass of the strait between Italy and Sicily, in the cave of one of which dwelt the former, a fierce monster that barked like a dog, and under the cliff of the other of which dwelt the latter, a monster that sucked up everything that came near it, so that any ship passing between in avoiding the one become a prey to the other.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Scylla and Charybdis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/scylla-and-charybdis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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