Scylla Flis (as in "syphilis") : This is a drawing I did on November 10, 1998 for a report on sexually transmitted diseases. Scylla is taken from the Greek mythological sea monster that ate six of Odysseus's men as he had to chose between the monster whirlpool "Charybdis" and the six-headed sea devil "Scylla." The reptilian scales on her face and costume represent both her sea monster origin and the rash that people can get with syphilis. The six arms with sharp-toothed mouths on the palms were added in place of the Greek Scylla's six heads ... because six arms are prettier than six heads in my opinion. The mouths also demonstrate the damaging ulcers that Scylla Flis (syphilis) can cause. The wolf skulls around her waist represent the barking dogs that Scylla had around her waist, and the deadly nature of untreated syphilis in general.