--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: At this time Charybdis sucked down the…" description: "\"At this time Charybdis sucked down the seas salt water, but I reached high in the air above me, to where the tall fig tree grew, and caught hold of it ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/odysseus-59557_salt-water_at-this-time-charybdis-sucked-down-the-s_753650.jpg" --- # At this time Charybdis sucked down the seas salt water… ![“At this time Charybdis sucked down the seas salt water, but I reached high in the air above me, to where the tall fig tree grew, and caught hold of it and clung like a bat; there was no place where I could firmly brace my feet, or climb up it, for the roots of it were far from me, and the branches…” quote by Odysseus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/odysseus-59557_salt-water_at-this-time-charybdis-sucked-down-the-s_753650.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/odysseus-59557_salt-water_at-this-time-charybdis-sucked-down-the-s_753650.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/odysseus-59557_salt-water_at-this-time-charybdis-sucked-down-the-s_753650.jpg) > “At this time Charybdis sucked down the seas salt water, but I reached high in the air above me, to where the tall fig tree grew, and caught hold of it and clung like a bat; there was no place where I could firmly brace my feet, or climb up it, for the roots of it were far from me, and the branches hung out far, big and long branches that overshadowered Charybdis. Inexorably I hung on, waiting for her to vomit the keel and mast back up again. I longed for them, and they came late; at the time when a man leaves the law court, for dinner, after judging the many disputes brought him by litigious young men; that was the time it took the timbers to appear from Charybdis.” [Odysseus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odysseus/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Facing overwhelming danger, the hero clings to a distant hope, enduring hardship until rescue arrives. **In simple terms:** Hold onto hope amid crisis. Key Takeaway Stay resilient in adversity. 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