Strait of Messina
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The Strait of Messina is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily and the western tip of Calabria in Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north with the Ionian Sea to the sou
The strait seen from Mount Dinnammare, Peloritani
The Strait of Messina and the Messina panorama as viewed from the ferry
The strait seen from the hill of "Pentimele", near Reggio Calabria. In the distance at right is the snow-covered volcano Mount Etna.
Between Scylla and Charybdis
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Being "between Scylla and Charybdis" is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils". Several other idioms such as "
Strait of Messina
…Strait of Messina Bridge Between Scylla and Charybdis Fabio Spadi (2001) "The Bridge on the Strait of Messina: 'Lowering' the Right of Innocent Passage?" International and Comparative Law Quarterly 50: 411…
Henry Fuseli's painting of Odysseus facing the choice between Scylla and Charybdis, 1794–1796
Britannia between Scylla and Charybdis (James Gillray, 1793)