ALL meanings of scylla
Scyl·la
S s - noun scylla Modern name Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy. 1
- noun scylla Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who was transformed into a sea monster: later identified with the rock Scylla. Compare Charybdis (def 2). 1
- idioms scylla between Scylla and Charybdis, between two equally perilous alternatives, neither of which can be passed without encountering and probably falling victim to the other. 1
- noun scylla a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster believed to drown sailors navigating the Strait of Messina. She was identified with a rock off the Italian coast 0
- noun scylla a dangerous rock on the Italian side of the Straits of Messina, opposite the whirlpool Charybdis: in classical mythology both Scylla and Charybdis were personified as female monsters 0