In the Late Classical period writers stated she was once a nymph who was beautiful and loved by the god Glaukos. The witch Kirke was a rival of Scylla who used her powers to transform Scylla into a monster. In ancient texts though, she was imagined as being born a monster.
Homer described Scylla as a monster with twelve feet, six long necks with heads lined with triple rows of sharp teeth. He imagined her voice to sound like yelping dogs. In classical art though she was depicted as a mermaid with canine fore-parts around her waist.
Scylla was a sea goddess whom haunted the rocks of a narrow strait opposite to the whirlpool of Charybdis. Six men from any ship that strayed too close to her would be devoured by her.In the Late Classical period writers stated she was once a nymph who was beautiful and loved by the god Glaukos. The witch Kirke was a rival of Scylla who used her powers to transform Scylla into a monster. In ancient texts though, she was imagined as being born a monster.
In the Late Classical period writers stated she was once a nymph who was beautiful and loved by the god Glaukos. The witch Kirke was a rival of Scylla who used her powers to transform Scylla into a monster. In ancient texts though, she was imagined as being born a monster.