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<p> in [[Greek]] mythology, was the daughter of [[Neptune]] and the Earth.- The myth makes her residence-the Sicilian strait. There is a dangerous eddy there, perhaps more formidable to the light-built ships of the ancients than it appears to us. - [[Charybdis]] is represented as, a rapacious woman, who robbed [[Hercules]] of his herds, land was therefore hurled into the sea by Jupiter's lightnings, still retaining her old nature. She lived in a rock under an overhanging fig-tree, and threatened. all passers-by with death and destruction. In order to still her hunger she devoured whole ships, with all in them. Three times every day she would swallow the sea-water and throw it out again with a loud noise, drowning everything. that came within reach. On the opposite. shore [[Scylla]] also destroyed the ships of mariners. Hence the [[Latin]] proverb, "Incidit in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdin." </p> | <p> in [[Greek]] mythology, was the daughter of [[Neptune]] and the Earth.- The myth makes her residence-the [[Sicilian]] strait. There is a dangerous eddy there, perhaps more formidable to the light-built ships of the ancients than it appears to us. - [[Charybdis]] is represented as, a rapacious woman, who robbed [[Hercules]] of his herds, land was therefore hurled into the sea by Jupiter's lightnings, still retaining her old nature. She lived in a rock under an overhanging fig-tree, and threatened. all passers-by with death and destruction. [[In]] order to still her hunger she devoured whole ships, with all in them. [[Three]] times every day she would swallow the sea-water and throw it out again with a loud noise, drowning everything. that came within reach. [[On]] the opposite. shore [[Scylla]] also destroyed the ships of mariners. [[Hence]] the [[Latin]] proverb, "Incidit in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdin." </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70690" /> == | |||
<p> [[See]] [[Scylla]] . </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_31609"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/charybdis Charybdis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_31609"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/charybdis Charybdis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_70690"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/charybdis Charybdis from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Neptune and the Earth.- The myth makes her residence-the Sicilian strait. There is a dangerous eddy there, perhaps more formidable to the light-built ships of the ancients than it appears to us. - Charybdis is represented as, a rapacious woman, who robbed Hercules of his herds, land was therefore hurled into the sea by Jupiter's lightnings, still retaining her old nature. She lived in a rock under an overhanging fig-tree, and threatened. all passers-by with death and destruction. In order to still her hunger she devoured whole ships, with all in them. Three times every day she would swallow the sea-water and throw it out again with a loud noise, drowning everything. that came within reach. On the opposite. shore Scylla also destroyed the ships of mariners. Hence the Latin proverb, "Incidit in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdin."