This drawing was done in charcoal. It is my interpretation of a scene from The Odyssey where Odysseus is sailing between the two monsters Scylla and Charybdis. According to Greek mythology, Scylla, the monster on the left, was a multi-headed monster with many rows of teeth in each head and wolves around her waist. Charybdis is the other monster on the right. Three times each day it would take in large amounts of water and belch them back up. If a ship sailed too close to Scylla, its heads would devour sailors. Too close to Charybdis, and the entire ship would be swallowed. The phrase 'between Scylla and Charybdis' also references 'between a rock and a hard place' or a Catch-22.
2 comments:
Wow, you've added more stuff! This is pretty sweet. Very H.P. Lovecraft.
This image looks awesome on your blog.
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