when and where did the scylla and charybdis happen?

Scylla and Charybdis are characters from Greek mythology and are mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. They are mythical sea monsters located close to each other in the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland, posing a dire threat to passing sailors.

In the story, the hero Odysseus is forced to steer his ship through the narrow passage between the two monsters during his ten-year journey home from the Trojan War, which is traditionally dated to the 12th or 13th century BC.

Scylla, depicted as a six-headed sea monster, lived on a rock on one side of the strait. Charybdis, who was located on the other side, was often depicted as a dangerous whirlpool. The phrase "between Scylla and Charybdis" has come to mean being in a situation where avoiding one danger exposes one to another danger.