Sirens Scylla and Charybdis
by Wolfgang Schweizer
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Title
Sirens Scylla and Charybdis
Artist
Wolfgang Schweizer
Medium
Painting - Acrylic And Pens On Canvas
Description
wikipedia:
""Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters noted by Homer; later Greek tradition sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the
Italian mainland. Scylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (descri
bed as a six-headed sea monster) on the Italian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. They were regarded as a sea hazard located close enough to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; avoiding Charybdis meant passing too close to Scylla and vice versa. According to Homer, Odysseus was forced to choose which monster to confront while passing through the strait; he opted to pass by Scylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship in the whirlpool."
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