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.
All labels observed (2)
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| 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.
this entity surface form:
Kharybdis
subject surface form:
Odysseus
subject surface form:
Odyssey