Scylla and Charybdis are creatures that Odysseus and his men pass by on their journey home. Scylla is a six headed monster who grabs and eat sailors from their ships. Charybdis is a massive whirlpool that teases the sailor by trying to eat their whole ship. Scylla grabbed six men from Odysseus ship and ate them. Scylla and Charybdis figuratively represent struggle in two decisions in life and a harmful choice in everyone's life. As Odysseus travels the sea Poseidon curses Odysseus and all the creatures of the sea and all the Greek mythological creatures destroy Odysseus' crew. Scylla and Charybdis represent two harmful decision for Odysseus to make. Both of the outcomes are negative. Odysseus has to choose evil or the evil sea. "Of all pitiful things I've had to witness, suffering, searching out the pathways of the sea, this wrenched my heart the most." this quote on page 279, line 280 shows that it is hard to make harmful choices and knowing which way is right or wrong. The phrase "less or two evil." Is represented in that situation. One outcome is going to be less worse than the other.
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