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👤 Scylla (sea monster)

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  • Sometimes conflated with
    👤 Scylla (Megarian) daughter of Nisos
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193115
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/EPN1QM1tSkG=r6bYhtbNiQG
    Gender
    Female
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid formHas monstrous form
    Experiences
    Consumes human fleshUndergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    ResurrectedDeath is narrated
    Daughter of
    👤 Crataiis mother of Scylla👤 Trienos father of Scylla👤 Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and Scylla👤 Hecate (goddess)
    Eponym of
    🌍 Cape Scylla (Italy) promontory with city of the same name in southern Italy, on the Strait of Messina
    Kills
    👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus
    Dies at
    🌍 the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland
    Killed by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Resurrected by
    👤 Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and Scylla
    Related entities
    👤 Crataiis mother of Scylla👤 Trienos father of Scylla👤 Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and Scylla👤 Charybdis sea monster/whirlpool👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🌍 the Planctai encountered by the Argonauts🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable) unlocatable landmark encountered by Odysseus🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable) unlocatable landmark encountered by Odysseus👥 the Argonauts sailors on the Argo👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland👥 the Sirens encountered by Odysseus👥 the Cattle of Helios🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea sea west of Italian mainland👤 Hecate (goddess)👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Polyphemos (Cyclops) a Cyclops whom Odysseus blinds👥 the Laistrygonians encountered by Odysseus👤 Scylla (Megarian) daughter of Nisos👤 Aiolos (lord of winds) king of the island of Aiolia, controls the winds👤 Calypso (d. of Atlas) daughter of Atlas, encountered by Odysseus👤 Leucothea (goddess) goddess, divine identity of Ino👤 Teiresias Theban prophet👤 Parthenope (Siren) one of the Sirens👤 Leucosia one of the Sirens👤 Ligeia one of the Sirens👤 Galateia (Nereid)👤 Glaucos ("of the sea") from Anthedon, turned into sea divinity🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 Cape Circaion (Italy) promontory on coast of Italy with city Circeii on it🌍 Rhegion (Italy) city in southern Italy👤 Clytaimnestra wife of Agamemnon🌍 the Symplegades encountered by the Argo🌍 Cape Scylla (Italy) promontory with city of the same name in southern Italy, on the Strait of Messina
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.20📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.20-7.21📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.25📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 44-68📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-661📖 Homer, Odyssey 12.36-12.141📖 Euripides, Medeia 1317-1350📖 Euripides, Medeia 1351-1385📖 Scholia on Apollonios, Argonautica 4.828📖 Homer, Odyssey 12.234-12.259📖 Homer, Odyssey 12.374-12.446📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 2📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 20📖 Ovid, Ibis 385-388📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6📖 Ovid, Amores 2.11📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 662-711📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-767📖 Ovid, Amores 2.16📖 Ovid, Amores 3.12📖 Lucian, Charon, or the Inspectors 7📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.705-13.749📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.898-13.953📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.1-14.39📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.40-14.74⚒️ Captions on Wall Paintings from Rock-Cut Tomb at Zawiet Asgafa el Abiar (SEG 45.2150)📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1035-1320📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.1-7.73📖 Pliny, Natural History 3.73📖 Pliny, Natural History 3.87📖 Pliny, Natural History 35.143📖 Pliny, Natural History 35.109📖 Ovid, Heroides 12
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryLycophron, AlexandraHomer, OdysseyEuripides, MedeiaScholia on Apollonios, ArgonauticaHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesOvid, IbisVergil, EcloguesOvid, AmoresLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsOvid, MetamorphosesAeschylus, AgamemnonPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, Great Ehoiai
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai fr. 200 Most
    Depictions
    🎨 Etruscan Terracotta Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1021.1)🎨 Wall Paintings from a House in the Via Graziosa, Rome (MNR 261833)🎨 Wall Painting from antechamber 3 in the Villa Arianna, Stabiae (MANN 8860)🎨 Wall Paintings from Rock-Cut Tomb at Zawiet Asgafa el Abiar (In Situ)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Painting of Scylla by Phalerion (Not Extant)🎨 Painting of Scylla by Nicomachos (LIMC Skylla I 86)
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