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The modern name for the whirlpool, Kharybdis (Charybdis), in the Strait of Messina off the northeastern coast of the island of Sicily.
Kharybdis is a daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Poseidon (lord of the Sea); Kharybdis would alternately suck down the waters into her maw and then spew the waters out causing gigantic waves; passing ships were in double jeopardy as they passed Kharybdis because in order to avoid the surging waters, they had to sail dangerously close to the six headed monster, Skylla (Scylla), who occupied the other side of the Strait of Messina.
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