ID: 901000582 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000582	Record Type: Character/Person

	Scylla (Greek legendary monster)

Note: Legendary Greek monster. As described in Homer’s Odyssey, Book XII, she was located in the Strait of Messina, opposite another monster, Charybdis. She was a supernatural female creature, with 12 feet and 6 heads on long, snaky necks, each head having a triple row of sharklike teeth, while her loins were girdled by the heads of baying dogs. From her lair in a cave she devoured whatever ventured within reach, including six of Odysseus’s companions. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Books XIII–XIV, she was said to have been originally human in appearance but transformed out of jealousy through the witchcraft of Circe into her fearful shape. Probably originally a personification of hidden rocks and reefs, perilous to sailors.

Names:

	Scylla (Greek legendary monster) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Skylla (Greek legendary monster) (English)
	Σκύλλα (Greek legendary monster) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Scylla (Greek legendary monster) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Charybdis
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Charybdis (Greek legendary monster)) [901001958]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... monster (legendary being)
	.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Messina, Strait of
	.....(Messina province, Sicily, Italy, Europe) (TGN)

Sources:

	Scylla (Greek legendary monster)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/4148/unknown-maker-scylla-and-sirens-flemish-about-1475/
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) mentioned in Scylla and Charybdis, sh 88002939
	Skylla (Greek legendary monster)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/29580/unknown-maker-skylla-applique-greek-about-300-275-bc/
	Σκύλλα (Greek legendary monster)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Scylla and Charybdis," accessed 11 July 2017
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla#/media/File:Scylla_Louvre_CA1341.jpg