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English noun: Scylla

1. Scylla (person) (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait


Instance hypernymmythical being


Domain categoryGreek mythology









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