Scila
Scila
(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait [(Grška mitologija) morska nimfa, ki je postala morski pošast, živela je na eni strani ozke ožine; utopila in požrla je mornarje, ki so se skušali izogniti Charybdis (vodovrata) na drugi strani ožine.]