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| MLA Full: | "The Science Behind The Odyssey's Greatest Challenge." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 18 June 2026, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYzTQh1jxpI. |
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SciShow, "The Science Behind The Odyssey's Greatest Challenge.", June 18, 2026, YouTube, 08:03, https://youtube.com/watch?v=OYzTQh1jxpI. |
The Strait of Messina is thought to be the place in Homer's Odyssey where Odysseus faces the mythical monsters Scylla and Charybdis. But science can explain this treacherous strait, including why it's high tide on one side and low tide on the other.
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