Greek · No. 016

Six-Necked Scylla

Real myth

Six-Necked Scylla
Across the strait, six mouths are waiting.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1800
DEF
1500
Level
5
Type
Serpent
Element
Water
Constellations
Moon · Leviathan

The myth

Scylla lived in a cave high on a cliff, across the strait from Charybdis. In the Odyssey, Circe describes her with twelve feet and six very long necks, each ending in a head with three rows of teeth; her voice was like the yelp of a young puppy. When Odysseus's ship passed, each head snatched a sailor: six men lost. Homer names her mother Crataeis. In later versions, such as Ovid's, Scylla had been a beautiful nymph turned into a monster by Circe's poisons, out of jealousy.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 card with 1800 ATK and 1500 DEF: unlike Charybdis, Scylla attacks, and the higher attack reflects the six mouths lunging from the cliff. A Water Serpent for her serpentine necks, she bears the Moon and Leviathan constellations. Fused with Charybdis, she forms Scylla and Charybdis, the Deadly Strait.

Did you know

The name Scylla is often linked to the Greek word skylax, puppy, echoing the yelping voice Homer gives her.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Damon, Trireme Captain (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 14% · grade A: 14% · grade B: 14% · grade C: 14% · grade D: 13%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. SCYLLA (Skylla) - Sea Monster of Greek mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. Odyssey, Book 12 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  3. Scylla and Charybdis: The Monsters Who Guarded Sicily (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright