Scylla: Scylla is a six-headed monster who eats some of Odysseus’ men. Charybdis: Charybdis is a monstrous whirlpool that destroys boats and drowns sailors. Calypso: Calypso is a sea nymph who ...
John saw combat with HMS Charybdis in the Mediterranean on the Malta Convoys in 1942 and was involved in the invasion of Sicily in the summer of 1943. He survived the sinking of Charybdis by ...
Odysseus also faces enemies like the Cyclops ... He navigates the Strait of Messina where Scylla and Charybdis try to tear his ship apart. His intelligence and determination carry him forward ...