Charybdis

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Charybdis In Greek mythology, a female monster of the Straits of Messina, opposite Scylla. Daughter of Poseidon and Gaea, Zeus hurled her into the sea for stealing Heracles' cattle. A whirlpool formed where she lay under the water.

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Charybdis

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Charybdis in Greek mythology, a dangerous whirlpool in a narrow channel of the sea, opposite the cave of the sea-monster Scylla.

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