Scylla and Charybdis
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Scylla and Charybdis has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
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
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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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.