Charybdis

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Charybdis is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as a deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors alongside the monster Scylla.

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Label Occurrences
Charybdis canonical 8
Kharybdis 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological creature
sea monster
alternativeForm Charybdis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kharybdis
appearsIn Homer's Odyssey
surface form: Odyssey
associatedPlace Italy
Sicily
associatedWith Scylla
authorMention Homer
bodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea
category Greek legendary creature
personification of natural phenomenon
water deity
causeOfPunishment flooding land with water
culture Ancient Greek mythology
dangerLevel lethal
depictedAs whirlpool
domain sea
eats passing ships
enemyOf Odysseus
gender female
genre epic mythology
hasMetaphoricalUse difficult or dangerous choice
influenced later nautical folklore
knownFor creating deadly whirlpools
swallowing large amounts of water
languageOfName Ancient Greek
location Strait of Messina
mentionedIn later Greek and Roman literature
mythologicalRole sea hazard
narrativeFunction obstacle in hero’s journey
navigationHazardFor ancient mariners
opposedBy Odysseus
oppositeShoreFrom Scylla
pairedExpressionWith Scylla
pairedWith Scylla
parent Gaia
Poseidon
phraseInspired between Scylla and Charybdis
punishedBy Zeus
relatedConcept sea storm
whirlpool
symbolizes being caught between two dangers
danger at sea
threatens sailors
timePeriodOfMyth Archaic Greece
transformation turned into a monster by Zeus

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaia offspring Charybdis
Odysseus encounters Charybdis
Charybdis alternativeForm Charybdis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kharybdis
GreekMonsters includes Charybdis
Scylla locatedOpposite Charybdis
Scylla associatedWith Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis hasMember Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis encounters Charybdis
subject surface form: Odysseus
Scylla and Charybdis features Charybdis
subject surface form: Odyssey