what real thing in the sea does charybdis represent?
Charybdis (/kÉËrÉªbdÉªs/; Ancient Greek: ÏÎ¬ÏÏÎ²Î´Î¹Ï, pronounced, Kharybdis) was a sea monster, later rationalized as a whirlpool and considered a shipping hazard in the Strait of Messina.