χ144Χάρυβδις
Charybdis
It sucks up the sea around Gadeira and furiously spirals around again. It is said that it all leads down to chaos and destruction. Priscus says about Charybdis: "They sail by Sicily in front of Messene and by the strait…
Χάρυβδις· ἡ ἀναπινομένη θάλασσα περὶ τὰ Γάδειρα καὶ πάλιν ῥαγδαιοτέρως ἐπαναστρέφουσα. εἴρηται δὲ πᾶν τὸ εἰς χάος καὶ ὄλεθρον κατάγον. Πρίσκος δὲ λέγει περὶ Χαρύβδεως·…