Between Scylla and Charybdis
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
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Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils". Several other idioms such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express similar meanings. The mythical situation also developed a proverbial use in which seeking to choose between equally dangerous extremes is seen as leading inevitably to disaster.
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Idiom deriving from Greek mythology, "to choose the lesser of two evils"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_Scylla_and_Charybdis
date created:
2005-06-03T22:08:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T01:26:48Z
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