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The similarities and differences between the Wandering Rocks and the Symplegades has been much debated by scholars, as have potential locations for them.

( See also Geography of the Odyssey.

) As Scylla and Charybdis have often been located in the Straits of Messina, this has led some ( like E. V. Rieu ) to suggest the Wandering Rocks were located around Sicily, with their flames and smoke coming from Mount Etna.

An alternative theory of the geography of the Odyssey places Circe, the Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis and the Wandering Rocks, all mentioned in the stories of both Jason and Odysseus, in north west Greece.

Tim Severin noted that the island of Sesola off the coast of Levkas looked very similar to the rocks from the Argo story, and also that the area is near a geological fault ; he hypothesises that, due to both its similarity with the legends of the Symplegades and the stories of the Argo sailing home via the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, the original legend was copied to the area.

Severin also supports his theory with locations for Scylla and Charybdis being located on the other side of Levkas, noting that the name " Cape Skilla " is still used for a nearby headland on the mainland.