scylla
IPA: sˈɪɫʌ
Root Word: Scylla
noun
- A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
- (Greek mythology) A personification of said rock as a ravenous monster.
- (Greek mythology) A princess, daughter of King Nisos of Megara, who fell in love with King Minos and betrayed her city to him.
- (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 155 Scylla.
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Examples of "scylla" in Sentences
- The team decide to destroy Scylla.
- All it said was that scylla was a beast.
- Scylla, the terrible monster of the seas.
- Scylla is the terrible monster of the seas.
- The team successfully manages to get to Scylla.
- Adams played against the Scylla version of Hydra.
- They are able to leave the headquarters alive, and with Scylla.
- On the other side of the strait was Scylla, another sea monster.
- Scylla is rationalised in the Aeneid as a dangerous rock outcropping.
- The buyer shoots Self in the shoulder and flees with the money and Scylla.
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