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Charybdis (/ k ə ˈ r ɪ b d ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Χάρυβδις, romanized: Khárybdis, Attic Greek: [kʰárybdis]; Latin: Charybdis, Classical Latin: [kʰäˈrʏbd̪ɪs̠]) is a sea monster in Greek mythology.
Henry Fuseli's painting of Odysseus facing the choice between Scylla and Charybdis, 1794–1796. Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils". [1]
Charybdis was intended to fulfill a primarily anti-aircraft role and was designed with a primary armament of ten QF 5.25 inch guns.This gun had also been selected as the secondary armament for the King George V-class battleships also under construction at this time. [1]
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Charybdis, after the sea monster Charybdis of Greek mythology.. The first HMS Charybdis (1809) was an 18-gun brig-sloop in use from 1809 to 1819.
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