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One of my favorite monsters... i like a lot this one when i read stories about her and his sister caribdis. was my favorite monster on castlevania SOTN together with Legion.

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In Greek mythology, Scylla (pronounced /ˈsɪlə/, sil-uh; Greek: Σκύλλα, Skulla) was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.

Scylla was a horrible sea monster with four eyes, six long necks equipped with grisly heads, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. Her body consisted of twelve tentacle-like legs and a cat's tail and with four to six dog-heads ringing her waist. She was one of the children of Phorcys and either Hecate, Crataeis, Lamia or Ceto (all of whom may be various names for the same goddess[citation needed]). Some sources, including Stesichorus, cite her parents as Triton and Lamia.

Traditionally the strait has been associated with the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily, but more recently this theory has been challenged, and the alternative location of Cape Skilla in northwest Greece has been suggested by Tim Severin.

The phrase "between Scylla and Charybdis" (popularly reworded "between a rock and a hard place") has come to mean being in a state where one is between two dangers and moving away from one will cause you to be in danger from the other.

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Mood: Joy ~bloodhaze101 Jun 2, 2013  Student Artist
strangely arousing........................ I should go to a doctor and get my self checked out -_-
and good stuff
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~starlight-lena May 4, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
NICE!
In our latin class we have to translate several storys from Ovid, well, and mine was Glaucus and Scylla.
We have to make a portfolio and I wodner, if I could use your image for the cover?
Of course I would mention you as a source ^^"
Would be very nice!

xoxo, Lena <3

Btw: We won't publish it, it's just for our teachers - in fact, it's an exam over several weeks ._."
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Mood: Love ~junweise Mar 31, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Syclla, reminds me of Prison Break :D
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Mood: Joy ~AnthropomorPhillie Mar 12, 2013  Student General Artist
Beautiful. :)
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:iconjokerz-1824:
I thought she was a 6-headed snake monster. Still looks epic, though.
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~Just4Fun02 Feb 10, 2013  Student Artist
My Classics professor used this image in one of presentations regarding Scylla! This is amazing!
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:icondcblackstar:
hello pretty lady how may i serve you?
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:iconkhaclam:
Who is the girl chained to the monster?
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:iconleingodx:
It's part of the monster :P
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:iconkhaclam:
In Age Of Mythology, the monster looks different.
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