Scylla

  1. Proper 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.
  2. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) A personification of the above rock as a ravenous monster.

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