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"citation": "Walter-Karydi, Elena. \"Skylla. Bilder und Aspekte des Mischwesens.\" Jahrbuch des Deutschen Arch\u00e4ologischen Instituts, 112: no. 6, 1997. pp 179-181.",
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"citation": "Walter-Karydi, Elena. \u201cDangerous is Beautiful: The Elemental Quality of a Hellenistic Scylla,\u201d in Palagia and Coulson, eds. Regional Schools in Hellenistic Sculpture: Proceedings of an International Conference held at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, March 15-17, 1996. 1998.",
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