Skylla
Coordinates:38° 10' 60" N, 15° 33' 0" E
Being between Scylla and Charybdis' is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology. Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma" Skylla and Kharybdis were mythical sea monsters noted by Homer; later Greek tradition sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland. Skylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Italian side of the strait and Kharybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. They were regarded as a sea hazard located close enough to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; avoiding Charybdis meant passing too close to Scylla and vice versa. According to Homer, Odysseus was forced to choose which monster to confront while passing through the strait; he opted to pass by Skylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship in the whirlpool.
The argonauts encountered the sheer cliffs of Skylla oon the way to retrieve the Golden Fleece
It is referenced in the following articles
| Jason and the Argonauts |
| Kharybdis |
| The Odyssey and Sequels |
| The Odyssey and the Argonauts |
| Thrinacia |
