How to Use Scylla in a Sentence

Scylla

noun
  • Scylla snatches up six of his men, but the rest make it to Thrinacia.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • Odysseus sails closer to Scylla on the advice of Circe, who had identified Charybdis as more dangerous.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • The high peaks present a Scylla and Charybdis problem in winter, when the jet stream intensifies and storms roll in from the Pacific.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Previous excavations in the area have uncovered figures such as Scylla and the cave of the giant Polyphemus.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
  • After sailing past Scylla and Charybdis (and losing six men), Odysseus lands in Thrinacia, where his companions plunder the Cattle of the Sun.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • The town is named for the Greek mythological creature Scylla, a sea monster with multiple heads that was fabled to terrorize sailors (most notably, the hero Odysseus) who dared to travel the water between Italy and Sicily.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

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