Swedish Meaning of scylla
Skylla
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Definitions and Meaning of scylla in English
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
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 => Kattfiskar, scye => ärmhål, scybala => Torra avföringar, scutum => Sköld, scuttling => sänkning,
