What Tom Holland has said about Scylla and Charybdis
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 12, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Scylla and Charybdis once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland notes that Scylla and Charybdis were identified with the dangerous Strait of Messina, part of a pattern linking the adventures to Sicily.
“was identified with the Straits of Messina between Sicily and Italy, where you have whirlpools and riptides, and it was generally dreaded by ancient sailors”
The Rest Is History: 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:09
Episodes
687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jul 12, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the first half of Homer's Odyssey, from Troy's fall to Calypso's island, and probe its roots in Greek colonisation.
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