About Scylla
The name "Scylla" is derived from Greek mythology and refers to a sea monster who dwelled in a narrow strait opposite another monster, Charybdis. Scylla was depicted as a six-headed creature with twelve legs and a voracious appetite for devouring sailors who passed by her. The name has come to symbolize a dangerous and unavoidable dilemma, where one is forced to choose between two equally undesirable options.
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Most individuals with the name Scylla are female.
The popularity of the name has increased by 80% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Scylla in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Scylla using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.