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Yet Helenus' commands counsel that our course
keep not the way between Scylla and Charybdis, the very edge of death on
either hand.

Word:

prophetic

Question:

Why does Helenus' counsel advise against taking the course between Scylla and Charybdis?

Answer (optional):

Helenus' counsel advises against taking the course between Scylla and Charybdis because it is too dangerous, with "the very edge of death on either hand."