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Discovered 1894 Mar. 7 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Named for a daughter of Poseidon and Gaea who was thrown into the sea off Sicily by Zeus {see planet (5731)} where by swallowing and spewing water she created a whirlpool. Odysseus {see planet (1143)}, concerned with avoiding Charybdis, lost six of his men to the monster Scylla {see planet (155)}. Charybdis is an island, close to Scylla, where a whirlpool was. A giant woman was spying water in and out three times per day. (H 42)
See also the remarks to planet (356).
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(2003). (388) Charybdis. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_389
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