to sail between scylla and charybdis
1Scylla and Charybdis — In Greek mythology, two monsters that guarded the narrow passage through which Odysseus had to sail in his wanderings. These waters are now identified with the Strait of Messina. On one shore was Scylla, a monster with six snaky heads, who… …
2Scylla — (pronEng|ˈsɪlə; gr. Σκύλλα, Skulla ), also known as Scylle (pronEng|ˈsɪli; gr. Σκύλλη, Skullē ), was one of the two monsters in Greek mythology (the other being Charybdis) that lived on either side of a narrow channel of water. The two sides of… …
3danger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Exposure to injury Nouns 1. danger, peril, jeopardy, risk, hazard, threat, adventure, insecurity, precariousness, slipperiness; Russian roulette (see chance). 2. (vulnerability to danger) exposure,… …
4Danger — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Danger >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 danger danger peril insecurity jeopardy risk hazard venture precariousness slipperiness Sgm: N 1 instability instability &c. 149 Sgm: N 1 …
5Percy Jackson & the Olympians — This article is about the book series. For the film, see Percy Jackson the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Percy Jackson the Olympians The European logo of Percy Jackson the Olympians The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monster …
6literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
7Returns from Troy — After the fall of Troy most Achaean heroes did not return to their homes. They had incurred the wrath of the gods due to their sacriligeous behaviour. Many founded colonies far outside the Greek mainland. The Romans later traced ancestry from… …
8Vortex — A vortex (pl. vortices ) is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling rapidly around a center is called a vortex. The speed and rate of rotation of the… …
9List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series — This is a list of characters in the Percy Jackson the Olympians series and in the The Heroes of Olympus series. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Perseus Jackson 1.2 Annabeth Chase …
10Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …
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