Definitions for: Charybdis


[n] (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla



Webster (1913) Definition: Cha*ryb"dis, n. [L., Gr. ?.]
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla
on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster.
See Scylla.

See Also: maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool

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