charybdis, sea monster of the deep (asteroid 388)
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No one knows the origins of this creature of the sea - yet some claim she must be the daughter of Poseidon and Gaea. Charybdis frequently appears in stories where heroes are at seas. After Hercules's tenth labor she tried to steal his cattle, Jason sailed between her and Scylla, etc. Odysseus was told by Circe that he was better off sailing close to Scylla and losing a few men over sailing too close to Charybdis and losing both the ship and his crew. Unfortunately, when Odysseus's men offend Helios by eating his cattle, he forced the crew - on the sail back from whence they came - to sail over Charybdis and the ship was suck down in a whirlpool. Only Odysseus made it out alive. IN MY OPINION Charybdis in your chart can represent a) what is all consuming in your life, b) why people fear you, and/or c) your eating habits.
i encourage you to look into the aspects of charybdis along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of charybdis AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede charybdis!
OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: gaea (1184), poseidon (4341 / h47), jason (6063), heracles (5143), circe (34), odysseus (1143), ulysses (5254), and scylla (155)!
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