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Charybdis
also: Χάρυβδις
A monstrous whirlpool under a fig tree opposite Scylla's cliff, sucking down and spewing up the sea three times a day; it later swallows Odysseus's mast and keel, which he clings above until they resurface.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §12.37 noble Charybdis
A monstrous whirlpool that swallows and disgorges the sea three times daily; later swallows Odysseus's wrecked mast and keel, which he clings above a fig tree to recover.