# Skylla — The Libation Bearers character guide

> Skylla in The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Skylla of Megara, Megara

**First appearance:** 0001-the-libation-bearers

## Who they are

Mythological figure referenced as a parallel to treacherous women.

## Relationships

### [Althaea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/althaea)

_rivalry_

Althaea and Skylla are mentioned as examples of destructive female figures in mythology.

### [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/orestes)

_psychological_

Skylla is referenced as a mythological example of a treacherous woman, paralleling Clytemnestra.

### [Althaea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/althaea)

_rivalry_

Althaea and Skylla are mentioned as examples of destructive female figures in mythology.

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