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Description One of my favorite monsters... i like a lot this one when i read stories about her and his sister caribdis. was my favorite monster on castlevania SOTN together with Legion.

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In Greek mythology, Scylla (pronounced /ˈsɪlə/, sil-uh; Greek: Σκύλλα, Skulla) was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.

Scylla was a horrible sea monster with four eyes, six long necks equipped with grisly heads, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. Her body consisted of twelve tentacle-like legs and a cat's tail and with four to six dog-heads ringing her waist. She was one of the children of Phorcys and either Hecate, Crataeis, Lamia or Ceto (all of whom may be various names for the same goddess[citation needed]). Some sources, including Stesichorus, cite her parents as Triton and Lamia.

Traditionally the strait has been associated with the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily, but more recently this theory has been challenged, and the alternative location of Cape Skilla in northwest Greece has been suggested by Tim Severin.

The phrase "between Scylla and Charybdis" (popularly reworded "between a rock and a hard place") has come to mean being in a state where one is between two dangers and moving away from one will cause you to be in danger from the other.
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Comments: 602

BloodyFatalis [2010-12-01 03:59:00 +0000 UTC]

nice anime-ish version of scylla.

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Coolbro In reply to ??? [2010-11-15 19:36:52 +0000 UTC]

This look more like the 9 tail fox off of naruto xDD which is pretty cool pic here with the half naked lady on the foxes O.o bet you the foxes having a boner with her on top naked lmao ;3

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duckonetwothree In reply to ??? [2010-11-11 06:44:50 +0000 UTC]

I have only one word for this an it is EPIC

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ScyllaNachtmahr [2010-11-05 20:14:53 +0000 UTC]

WOW. There are just a few authentic illustrations and THIS is the absolutely BEST one.

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BaltasarVischi [2010-10-22 00:30:43 +0000 UTC]

woow love it

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BooRat [2010-10-17 15:26:01 +0000 UTC]

1 of my fave mythos besides Medusa!

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scribedeamon [2010-10-04 08:30:44 +0000 UTC]

Very evil, very nice

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Alinblack [2010-09-28 01:54:58 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome man! Are you gonna do Charybdis too?

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greekgod96 In reply to ??? [2010-09-16 22:21:28 +0000 UTC]

pretty cool

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leotheras [2010-09-11 10:14:13 +0000 UTC]

hehehe Scylla=in english Bitch XP and i have to say you transform the myth gods and monsters are so awsome you make thewm reaaaally awsome

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CrashAriMP5N2O [2010-09-07 23:08:42 +0000 UTC]

Now this is what I call wicked!

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SolitaireMarauder [2010-09-06 23:04:02 +0000 UTC]

At last i see Scylla depicted, i always had a hard time imagining her.

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XimonR [2010-08-13 03:21:54 +0000 UTC]

SI si si genial, mi moustro favorito tambien. Igual Legion, me fascina

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Kaizer913 [2010-07-31 21:44:21 +0000 UTC]

I like that you use historical accuracy with these things.
Its rare to see some one who is willing to stick with the old school these days





WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS YOU WILL FIND LIGHT AT THE END AND WHERE THERE IS LIGHT YOU WILL FIND DARKNESS AT THE BEGINING. by Kaizer913 which is me.

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Viviette-Valentine [2010-07-12 04:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Castlevaniaaa!, one of my favorite monsters, good job as usual !

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kunwari169 [2010-06-28 14:29:30 +0000 UTC]

You are a very great artist, Genzoman (and I think you get that a hundred times now).
Well, just wanna say I really appreciate your work.
Your art is totally KICK-ASS!

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ruffygears [2010-06-21 15:57:08 +0000 UTC]

the women here are astonishing beautiful.

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Sugar-Bielbog [2010-06-19 00:35:17 +0000 UTC]

I love this interpretation of the classic monster. Great work!

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HellenEvul In reply to ??? [2010-05-22 02:59:24 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!
You just won a fan!

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Vinsanity22 In reply to ??? [2010-04-06 23:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Cool, tb me encantó

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KlonoaWarrior In reply to ??? [2010-03-29 12:44:46 +0000 UTC]

One of the best pieces of Scylla I've ever seen! Great job!

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Gidala [2010-03-20 20:44:18 +0000 UTC]

Preety bizarre(but the girl's hot)

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Tom13ombadil In reply to ??? [2010-02-21 22:09:51 +0000 UTC]

awesome! And Scylla never had dog heads, that's just what people think. I do think it had six heads though. Not sure.

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AgentSometime In reply to Tom13ombadil [2010-03-27 18:24:03 +0000 UTC]

She's a mythological creature. She can look however anyone wants her to look. She was described differently in every account she's been in.

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Tom13ombadil In reply to AgentSometime [2010-03-27 18:34:10 +0000 UTC]

Well yea, I guess I shouldn't have said never. but in the Odyssey, which is what Scylla is heard from most, she had six heads and they weren't dogs. But scylla isn't really from the Odyssey, so I guess your right, it can look however anyone want's it to look.

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Felicia-Skarr [2010-02-03 07:32:22 +0000 UTC]

I love your Art... but you've got a serious issue with chains.... what do those things mean anyway?

I wanna make it clear I didn't mean to be mean nor rude to you. It was only a detail I observed.

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LoreleiEnchantress [2010-02-01 05:54:55 +0000 UTC]

So scary! So incredible! Only thing is Scylla only had six dogs' heads. But otherwise wow!

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dagoth-jeff [2010-01-09 00:54:28 +0000 UTC]

Amazing.

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Kanuky In reply to ??? [2009-12-30 15:10:34 +0000 UTC]

Ayer estaba en una tienda de comics y manga ojeando un libro de Saint Seiya donde te hablan de la serie, los personajes, la mitologia etc. Pues bien, en la parte donde hablaban de las criaturas mitologicas que inspiraron algunas armaduras de Poseidon habia una ilustracion de Scylla, en el momento en que la vi cei que era tuya, incluso se lo comente a un amigo que venia conmigo, pues el estilo de dibujo era identico al tuyo. Al llegar a casa estuve buscando entre tus galerias, y efectivamente, es esta misma ilustracion la que aparecia en el libro.

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Trident-Poseidon In reply to ??? [2009-11-29 19:56:43 +0000 UTC]

(with the same voice from Mortal Kombat games) SUPEEEERB

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porcelain-harlott [2009-10-28 04:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Tsk tsk..shame what happened to her.

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deathshands6909 [2009-10-27 23:30:32 +0000 UTC]

yayz i love castlevania and i must commend you on your most awesomeness art works

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Brimstale29 [2009-10-24 00:08:30 +0000 UTC]

I thought Scylla only had six heads since Odysseus has to sacrifice six of his men to get past Scylla and Charybdis....just saying.

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l23N07H3N4770 [2009-10-23 04:39:17 +0000 UTC]

Very good, scylla is one of my fav monsters of mithology

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KaiwaiiKilala77 [2009-10-20 23:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is f****** AWESOME! Man, you're very talented! One of the most interesting monsters in Greek (Besides the Medusa, Lamia, and Charybdis). Man, this picture took my breath away.

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MonsterBrand [2009-09-25 23:21:57 +0000 UTC]

I've featured this piece here: [link]

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NextGrandcross [2009-07-14 21:12:23 +0000 UTC]

Man she was a cool boss in SotN, Too bad she didn't had too much HP, cause I wanted the fight to last longer.

I hope she appears in God of War 3.

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furan-san In reply to ??? [2009-05-19 06:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow.....I just kicked her ass in Castlevania Symphony of the Night.
Superb job!

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kaamil86 In reply to ??? [2009-05-16 14:41:17 +0000 UTC]

was my favourite monster in "Age of Mythology" but wasnt it with reptile heads?

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Poltergeise In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 04:20:21 +0000 UTC]

I've sure you're tired of hearing about this, but this is an amazingly atmospheric depiction of one of the scariest mythological monsters. Splendid!

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JazylH [2009-04-08 11:05:25 +0000 UTC]

Stunning!

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Arisu-Toni [2009-04-07 19:58:35 +0000 UTC]

just favd it
I'm doing a analysis paper of Scylla in Pompeii for my art history.
Out of all the representations I looked at, I think I like your's the best. (too bad i can't write about yours )
(the one I'm analyzing doesn't have her dogs *shrugs*)
gotta love artist's representation

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keios08 [2009-04-04 06:23:28 +0000 UTC]

I love killing her in Castlevania: SOTN using only Lightning ring!! But here... One would probably hesitate to such! OOOHH! Lovely!

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aeilownchyi [2009-02-02 04:39:00 +0000 UTC]

Amazing...Mind-blowing...Flat out BEAUTIFUL!

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kirbysHOTT [2009-01-04 17:17:21 +0000 UTC]

that is so awesome... i just had to do a report on her plus a pic, but yours puts mine to an extreme state of shame...

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DeeNevosa [2008-12-04 00:30:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh jeez, that part of the movie was friggn disturbing xD I FEEL BAD FOR THE GOAT. I love the art though :]

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pseudo-june [2008-12-02 22:02:48 +0000 UTC]

Killed with "Sword of Dawn"

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taziekins [2008-11-30 13:36:35 +0000 UTC]

What was her story? The name is familiar....

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WimpleToad In reply to ??? [2008-11-25 23:10:13 +0000 UTC]

Ooo. Thanks for a compelling painting. I have now educated myself about Scylla and Charybdis and they are indeed great characters! I love it when art creates a new interest.

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Vasthor [2008-11-21 13:59:05 +0000 UTC]

perfect³³³³³³³³³³³³³

GrEeaAATtTtTTT

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