Charybdis
deity water Greek corroborated · 5
A monstrous creature appearing in the Odyssey. The hero Odysseus confronts Charybdis.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Homer's Odyssey.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cerberus, Camazotz, Cabeiri, Cailleach, Caipora, Camulatz, Candileja, Canaima, Canotila, Caoineag, Cat Sidhe, Ceasg, Ceffyl Dŵr, Cercopes, Chakora, Chamrosh, Chaneque, Čhápa, Chenoo, Chepi, Cherufe, Chibaiskweda, Chimimōryō, Chindi, Chinthe, Chonchon, Choorile, Chort, Medusa, Hydra, chimaera, Triton, Pegasus, Piasa Bird, basilisk, manticore, Hera, Thetis, harpies, sphinxes, Echidna, Stheno, Euryale, Sirens, Amphitrite, Lamia, Styx, Nereids, Callirrhoe, Doris, Electra, Metis, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Poseidon, Hesperides, nymphs, Circe, Dioscuri, Aeëtes, Medea, Absyrtus, Talos, Dragon (guardian of the fleece), chalkydri, Holy Spirit, centaur, Cyclops, Minotaur, griffins, Apollo
- allied with
- Scylla
- child of
- Gaia
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“in the Odyssey, monstrous creatures include the Cyclops, Scylla and Charybdis for the hero Odysseus to confront.”
#3994 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Charybdis (Greek) – Sea monster in the form of a giant mouth”
#4204 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“myth concerning Charybdis. With one gulp of the sea, she brought the mountains to view; islands appeared after the next. The third is yet to come and will dry the sea altogether, thus depriving the ferryman of his livelihood.”
#5982 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Scylla and Charybdis, sea monsters living on opposite sides of a narrow strait”
#6884 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“passed safely through Scylla and Charybdis...”
#44435 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free