Scylla A Greek Monster

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I have been assigned a Greek monster named Scylla which is known as an evil monster because she is evil with sailors that cross where she lives and destroys them and kills at least 6 sailors. She comes out in a Greek story of odysseus and becomes mean because of her jealousness. Because of her jealousness she became evil and ugly and converted her as a sea monster and is now known as a two dog headed creature and a long tail. Her known parents are Phorcys (dad) and Ceto (Mom). They myth is that she used to be a pretty cute young lady which everyone desired to have and couldn’t because she was to pretty for them. But now she lives in the water (sea) and is an evil mean woman that rages and attacks any sailor to cross her. She goes close to

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