Scylla was a terrifying Greek monster, who was the ruthless attacker of many sailors. She had six, snake-like heads, each lined with three rows of razor sharp teeth. She had twelve aquatic legs, and she was covered with the bodies of canines. Scylla was not always a monster although. Once she was a beautiful sea nymph, and the sea god Glaucus fell in love with her. Scylla would not be with him though, and when she ran away he went to the sorceress Circe for help. When Glaucus told his story to Circe, she ended up falling in love with him, and became jealous of Scylla (Lindemans). She decided to put poison in Scylla's bathwater, so that as she climbed in, she turned into a horrible monster. Scylla has remained a horrible monster, angry at everyone ever since. She hides in a cave lair in a cliff above the sea so that she can kill any sailors who go past. Scylla was eventually killed by Heracles (Atsma).
Scylla is present in The Odyssey during Odysseus's journey across the Ausonian Sea. He is met by Circe who warns him of two dangers that lie ahead, Scylla and Charybdis. Charybdis is a large whirlpool in the ocean that will suck in any ship that comes to close by. Scylla is a sea monster that will use her heads to kill six people that go past at once. The two monsters were a short distance away from each other and guarded the only passage through a strait, meaning ships had to choose who to face. Odysseus choose to challenge Scylla, guaranteeing that he would loose six of his men (Atsma). As the ship got closer to her cave, Scylla shoot out her legs and heads, grabbing on to the boat. She then swooped down and grabbed six of Odysseus's men, and let the ship sail on.
Scylla is present in The Odyssey during Odysseus's journey across the Ausonian Sea. He is met by Circe who warns him of two dangers that lie ahead, Scylla and Charybdis. Charybdis is a large whirlpool in the ocean that will suck in any ship that comes to close by. Scylla is a sea monster that will use her heads to kill six people that go past at once. The two monsters were a short distance away from each other and guarded the only passage through a strait, meaning ships had to choose who to face. Odysseus choose to challenge Scylla, guaranteeing that he would loose six of his men (Atsma). As the ship got closer to her cave, Scylla shoot out her legs and heads, grabbing on to the boat. She then swooped down and grabbed six of Odysseus's men, and let the ship sail on.
Scylla attacking Odysseus's ship, pushing it into Charybdis, another Greek sea monster (Parasol).
Works Cited
Text:
Atsma, Aaron J. "SCYLLA : Sea Monster | Greek Mythology, Skylla, W/ Pictures." SCYLLA : Sea Monster | Greek Mythology, Skylla, W/ Pictures. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Skylla.html
Lindemans, Micha F. "Scylla." Scylla. Encyclopedia Mythica, 18 Jan. 2006. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. <http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/scylla.html>.
Images:
Parasol, Pink. Odysseus and Scylla. 2013. Tumblr. worldofmythology.tumblr.com 13 Oct. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.
Zaman, Zakia. "Scylia and Charybdis." Prezi.com. Prezi, 24 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. <http://prezi.com/ffldpb_vcvm-/scylia-and-charybdis/>.
Atsma, Aaron J. "SCYLLA : Sea Monster | Greek Mythology, Skylla, W/ Pictures." SCYLLA : Sea Monster | Greek Mythology, Skylla, W/ Pictures. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Skylla.html
Lindemans, Micha F. "Scylla." Scylla. Encyclopedia Mythica, 18 Jan. 2006. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. <http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/scylla.html>.
Images:
Parasol, Pink. Odysseus and Scylla. 2013. Tumblr. worldofmythology.tumblr.com 13 Oct. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.
Zaman, Zakia. "Scylia and Charybdis." Prezi.com. Prezi, 24 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. <http://prezi.com/ffldpb_vcvm-/scylia-and-charybdis/>.