Charybdis
Description
A sea creature from the folklore of Greece. Charybdis ( ; Ancient Greek: Χάρυβδις, romanized: Khárybdis, Attic Greek: [kʰárybdis]; Latin…
Origin & Background
Charybdis is the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia, who helped her father in a conflict by submerging land and islands underwater. Zeus, angered by the land she stole, sent her to the depths of the sea with a thunderbolt. After that, she drinks the sea water three times a day and creates whirlpools.
The Legend
Charybdis is a sea monster in Greek mythology, said to live under a small rock on one side of the Strait of Messina. She swallows a large amount of water three times a day and then vomits it back out, creating a great whirlpool that can pull ships beneath the surface. Charybdis is sometimes described simply as a large whirlpool.
In Popular Culture
Charybdis is known in the idiom 'to be between Scylla and Charybdis', which means being in a situation where one must choose between two similarly dangerous situations.
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Abilities
- Aquatic movement
Weaknesses
- Certain rituals
Sources
- Wikipedia (Sea monsters)
Genres
Story Hooks
- A sea creature from the folklore of Greece. Charybdis ( ; Ancient Greek: Χάρ