In Greek mythology Charybdis was a monstrous whirlpool generally regarded as female. In some accounts she was originally the daughter of Poseidon (or the more ancient sea god, Pontus) and Gaea, the personification of Earth. Charybdis was confined to the bottom of the sea by Zeus and condemned to eternally swallow and spew forth sea water.
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