单词 | Charybdis |
释义 | Charybdis —Charybdian, adj. /keuh rib"dis/, n. 1. a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily. Modern, Galofalo, Garofalo. 2. Class. Myth. a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with the whirlpool Charybdis. Cf. Scylla (def. 2). |
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