"Between Scylla and Charybdis" is the classical quote you're looking for
(take from a former Latin teacher). These are two mythological
obstructions in the form of monsters Odysseus found in the strait
between Sicily and Italy (which actually exist in the form of a cliff
and whirlpool).
Randy
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W. Randolph Beckford, Library Assistant
Fairfax Public Law Library
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Storck, Mariann (USACO)
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:49 PM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Quotation Help
Hi,
This is what was sent to me: "Between Cerebus and Chymera?"
But I discovered it should be Cerberus and Chimera or Chimaera.
I've checked many quotation sites, case law, journals, news, etc (hoping
someone else had used it), a couple of search engines, Project Gutenberg
. . .
The requestor thought it was used in the same context as "between a rock
and a hard place". I'm thinking it doesn't exist. I'm asking the list
in case someone has heard of it or used it personally.
Thanks!
Mariann
Legal Information Specialist
US Attorneys Office
1225 17th St., Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202
TEL: 303-454-0225
FAX: 303-454-0403
E: mariann dot storck@usdoj.gov
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