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Typhon
Typhon (; ,
Tuphon ), also
Typhoeus (; ,
Tuphoeus),
Typhaon (,
Tuphaon) or
Typhos (,
Tuphos), was the most fearsome monster of
Greek mythology. The last son of
Gaia, fathered by
Tartarus, Typhon was, with his mate
Echidna, the father of many famous monsters.
Typhon
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads and one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx
(hypernym) mythical monster, mythical creature
(classification) Greek mythology
typhon
nm.
typhoon, tropical cyclone or hurricane in the region of the western Pacific Ocean and the China seas, violent storm in India
Typhon
(n.)
According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him.
(n.)
A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Typhon
[Greek] Typhon is the offspring of Gaia and Tartarus. His mate is Echidna and both were so fearful that when the gods saw them they changed into animals and fled in terror. Typhon's hundred, horrible heads touched the stars, venom dripped from his evil eyes, and lava and red-hot stones poured from his gaping mouths. Hissing like a hundred snakes and roaring like a hundred lions, he tore up whole mountains and threw them at the gods. Zeus soon regained his courage and turned, and when the other gods saw him taking his stand, they came back to help him fight the monster. A terrible battle raged, and hardly a living creature was left on Earth. But Zeus was fated to win, and as Typhon tore up huge Mount Aetna to hurl at the gods, Zeus struck it with a hundred well-aimed thunderbolts and the mountain fell back, pinning Typhon underneath. There the monster lies to this very day, belching fire, lava and smoke through the top of the mountain. Echidna, his hideous mate, escaped destruction. She c...
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