In Greek mythology Scylla was known as a sea monster, who lived near whirlpools and haunted the rocks of a narrow strait. Ships were known for sailing over there due to her lore of pretending to be a girl lost in the sea needed in rescue, but any ship that when near would lose six men to her darting head that were fast killing them fast.
She is described as a creature with 12 dangling feet and six long necks with heads that have triple rows of razor sharp teeth. Her voice sounding like a yelping dogs, this was however probably given due to imagery words that linked to her ” Dog-shark”
In classical art she was shown as a fish- tailed sea goddess with a cluster of canine fore- parts surrounding her waist.
On the other hand the late classical writers says she was once a beautiful nymph loved by the sea god Glaukos, but rivals became jealous and the witch Kirke, transformed her into a sea monster she’s known for. Older poets says that Scylla was simply a monster born into a monstrous family.
