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[[File:ACOd-mural-Skylla.jpg|thumb|250px|A mural depicting Skylla and one of the [[Siren (mythology)|Sirens]]]] | [[File:ACOd-mural-Skylla.jpg|thumb|250px|A mural depicting Skylla and one of the [[Siren (mythology)|Sirens]]]] | ||
'''Skylla''' was a monstrous creature | '''Skylla''' was a monstrous creature in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, said to haunt a narrow channel with [[Charybdis]] on the other side of it. She was depicted as a monster with six dragonlike heads, tentacles and a waist surrounded by canine heads. | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
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*To be {{Wiki|"between Scylla and Charybdis"}} is an idiom akin to "between a rock and a hard place." | *To be {{Wiki|"between Scylla and Charybdis"}} is an idiom akin to "between a rock and a hard place." | ||
*A cosmetic pack for the ship ''Adrestia'' can be bought from the [[Helix]] Store called [[Charybdis & Skylla Naval Pack]], featuring Skylla as the figurehead as well as on the sail in [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]. | *A cosmetic pack for the ship ''Adrestia'' can be bought from the [[Helix]] Store called [[Charybdis & Skylla Naval Pack]], featuring Skylla as the figurehead as well as on the sail in [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]. | ||
*Skylla and Charybdis feature in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]''. | *Skylla and Charybdis feature in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]], ''as one of the obstacles faced by Odysseus during his adventures. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Skylla was a monstrous creature in Greek mythology, said to haunt a narrow channel with Charybdis on the other side of it. She was depicted as a monster with six dragonlike heads, tentacles and a waist surrounded by canine heads.
Influence
During the 5th century BCE a region of Argolis on the Peloponnese was known as the Promontory of Skylla. Multiple buildings also throughout Greece bore murals depicting Skylla.[1]
When the Adrestia and her crew were approaching the Pirate Islands, specifically Keos, Herodotos joked about Barnabas' suggestion for carefulness with a comment about Charybdis and Skylla waiting at the bottom of the sea. Barnabas corrected that the reason for care were the pirates patrolling the seas around the islands.[1]
The pirate ship Shadowed Nymph bore Skylla's image as her figurehead, and Phila, a member and a magi of the Order of the Storm, commanded a trireme named after Skylla during the Peloponnesian War.[1]
Trivia
- To be "between Scylla and Charybdis" is an idiom akin to "between a rock and a hard place."
- A cosmetic pack for the ship Adrestia can be bought from the Helix Store called Charybdis & Skylla Naval Pack, featuring Skylla as the figurehead as well as on the sail in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
- Skylla and Charybdis feature in Homer's Odyssey, as one of the obstacles faced by Odysseus during his adventures.
Gallery
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The figurehead featuring Skylla -
The Naval Pack for Adrestia -
The sails featuring Skylla
