Danish Meaning of scylla

Skylla

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Definitions and Meaning of scylla in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

scylla (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 Between and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand.

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Skylla

(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 Charybdi

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scyliorhinidae => Scyliorhinidae, scye => ærmegab, scybala => Tørre afføring, scutum => Skjold, scuttling => sænkning,