• Charybdis (/kəˈrɪbdɪs/; Ancient Greek: Χάρυβδις, romanized: Khárybdis, Attic Greek: [kʰárybdis]; Latin: Charybdis, Classical Latin: [kʰäˈrʏbd̪ɪs̠]) is...
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    Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser...
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  • Charybdis is a sea monster in Greek mythology. Charybdis may also refer to: Charybdis (crab), a genus of crabs Charybdis (comics), a fictional character...
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  • Scylla and Charybdis is a metaphor relating to two monsters of Greek mythology: Scylla and Charybdis Scylla and Charybdis may also refer to: Skylla and...
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    channel of water, opposite her counterpart, the sea-swallowing monster Charybdis. The two sides of the strait are within an arrow's range of each other—so...
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    Charybdis (Charybdis) De Haan, 1833 Charybdis acuta (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) Charybdis acutidens Türkay, 1986 Charybdis affinis Dana, 1852 Charybdis amboinensis...
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    HMS Charybdis was a Dido-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was sunk with heavy loss of life by German torpedo boats...
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    388 Charybdis (/kəˈrɪbdɪs/, prov. designation: A894 ED or 1894 BA) is a very large background asteroid, approximately 125 kilometers (78 miles) in diameter...
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  • Royal Navy have been named HMS Charybdis, after the sea monster Charybdis of Greek mythology. The first HMS Charybdis (1809) was an 18-gun brig-sloop...
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    Paropsis charybdis, commonly known as the Eucalyptus tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the genus Paropsis. It is considered a...
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