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Scylla, a feared monster by sailors, lived on the strait of Messina along with Charybdis, another feared monster.

Her Mother, Crataeis, the goddess of sea dangers. Her father, the King Nisus of Megara.

Scylla "betrayed her father...out of love for Minos, king of Crete".

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Scylla fought against Odysseus on the Strait of Messina along with Charybdis, also known as a whirlpool.

“The shipwrecked Odysseus [attempted to escape Scylla by] clinging to a tree until the improvised raft that she swallowed floated to the surface again after many hours” killing all the sailors on the ship.

If sailors travel to close to either side of the strait of Messina, they will perish. Scylla would grab and eat the unwary sailors immediately, killing them.

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Scylla attacking a ship

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"Having to choose between two evils" is an idiom that is sometimes used in a conversation to compare two things. This phrase is used in choosing of two things that are equally difficult or bad luck relating to how the sailors have to choose the path of Scylla or Charybdis.

Charybdis is viewed as a whirlpool, and Scylla is viewed as a three headed deadly monster.

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“MONSTERS OF THE WEEK -- Scylla and Charybdis.” The Spiral Staircase, sarahdeming.typepad.com/spiralstaircase/2009/10/monsters-of-the-week-scylla-and-charybdis.html.

“Scylla.” Greek Mythology, GreekMythology.com, www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Monsters/Scylla/scylla.html.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Scylla and Charybdis.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 16 June 2015, www.britannica.com/topic/Scylla-and-Charybdis.

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https://youtu.be/xF3gVMM8RZI  by Mythology & Myths Explained

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The strait of Messina