The Scylla myth

    Mythology, comparing 2 versions of the Scylla myth and explaining how they differ your final paper should be 5-7 pages (double-spaced, not including bibliography), explaining the two versions and how they differ. You should then make an argument for why you think these differences might exist: is this due to the genre of the work, the historical context, or something else? Do you think those differences matter for our understanding of the story? Your final project must include a bibliography. Length: it should fall within the prescribed limits (not too long or too short) Inclusion of bibliography proper spelling and grammar Clear writing and argument Accurate understanding of earlier versions of the myth; no factual errors attached is also previous sources and more information on the topics can be found on sites such as Theoi.com Also try to focus the topics on a single major difference rather than many small ones. Parental Background Differences: Homer, Odyssey 12. 126 (translated by Walter Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) probably written around the 8th or 7th century BCE Claims Scylla is the daughter of Krataiis (Crataeis) Stesichorus, Fragment 220 (from Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius) (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric III) (Greek lyric C7th to 6th B.C.) : Claims Scylla is the daughter of Lamia (the shark) Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E7. 20 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Claims Scylla is the daughter of Krataiis (Crataeis of the rocks) or Trienos (Three-Times) and Phorkos (Phorcus) Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 151 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Claims Scylla was born amongst many other monsters by Typhon the giant and Echidna Death Sources: Lycophron, Alexandra 44 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) : Lycophron, Alexandra 648 ff : Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : All claim the Scylla was slain by Herakles (Hercules) Origin Sources: Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 199 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Ovid, Metamorphoses 13. 729 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : Both Claim\ Scylla was made monster when Glaucus loved her, but Circe (daughter of Helios/Sol) loved Glaucus. So out of jealousy Circe poisoned Scylla’s sea with drugs, and when Scylla went down into the water, dogs sprang out from her thighs and she was made a monster. Nonnus, Dionysiaca 42. 409 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : Claims Scylla was one of Poseidon's love interests and that he transformed her from a monstrous nymphae into a cliff, or according to Greek and Roman Scholars “Tzetzes on Lycophron 650 & Servius on Aeneid 3.420” Scylla was transformed by Poseidon's jealous wife Amphrite Scylla’s Fate: Statius, Silvae 5. 3. 260 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman poetry C1st A.D.) : Claims Scylla was one of the monsters appointed to hades after their deaths. Virgil, Aeneid 6. 287 ff (trans. Fairclough) (Roman epic C1st B.C.) : Solidifies the claim that Scylla was appointed as a guardian of the underworld, but also claims there were multiple Scyllae.