Charybdis Collection Minis

In this kit you will receive 1 mini of each of these 5 colors. Strait of Messina, Misunderstood, Terrifying Eddy, Charybdis, and Fig Tree.  Charybdis was a sea monster that the Greeks believed lived beneath a “fig tree”growing from a rock. This rock was located in an ocean strait, and another monster, Scylla, lived on a larger rock opposite. She was described as a giant serpent-like creature with a massive, gaping maw that she used to swallow the water and create a “terrifying eddy” or a whirlpool. Charybdis would swallow huge amounts of water three times a day and then belch it back up. This process created gigantic whirlpools that would drag in and destroy any nearby ships. Scylla, on the other side, would reach out and grab passing sailors for dinner Charybdis was the daughter of the Greek ocean god Poseidon and the old goddess, Gaia, who was technically his grandmother. Charybdis is a great example of the classical Greek monster. Part of her function is to serve as an explanation