Charybdis
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Charybdis is a sea monster in Greek mythology. Along with the sea monster Scylla, it appears as a challenge to epic characters such as Odysseus, Jason, and Aeneas. The descriptions of Greek mythical c
Henry Fuseli's painting of Odysseus facing the choice between Scylla and Charybdis, 1794–1796
The Strait of Messina, with Scylla (underlined in red) and Charybdis on the opposite shores
A 19th-century engraving of the Strait of Messina, the site associated with Scylla and Charybdis
Pygmalion
Odysseus
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus, also known by the Latin variant Ulysses, is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in H
Head of Odysseus from a Roman period Hellenistic marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga, Italy
Menelaus and Meriones lifting Patroclus's corpse on a cart while Odysseus looks on, Etruscan alabaster urn from Volterra, Italy, 2nd century BC
Odysseus and Diomedes stealing the horses of Thracian king Rhesus they have just killed. Apulian red-figure situla, from Ruvo
Roman mosaic depicting Odysseus at Skyros unveiling the disguised Achilles; from La Olmeda, Pedrosa de la Vega, Spain, 5th century AD