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Typhon


Ty·phon

T0448500 (tī′fŏn′)n. Greek Mythology A monster with 100 heads, thrown by Zeus into Tartarus.
[Greek Tuphōn; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]

Typhon

(ˈtaɪfɒn) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a monster and one of the whirlwinds: later confused with his father Typhoeus
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Noun1.Typhon - (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flamesTyphon - (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the SphinxGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksmythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

Typhon


Typhon

(tī`fŏn) or

Typhoeus

(tīfē`əs), in Greek mythology, fierce and monstrous son of Gaea. He was the father of Echidna—a monster half woman and half dragon—and of Cerberus, Hydra, the Sphinx, and the Chimera. Typhon was so frightful that Zeus set him afire and buried him alive under Mt. Aetna.

typhon

[′tī‚fän] (engineering acoustics) A diaphragm horn which operates under the influence of compressed air or steam. Also spelled tyfon.

Typhon

fire-breathing colossus. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 373]See: Giantism

Typhon

tallest of the giants; his arms and legs ended in serpents. [Gk. Myth: Benét, 1034]See: Monsters
MedicalSeeechidna

Typhon


  • noun

Words related to Typhon

noun (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames

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  • Greek mythology
  • mythical creature
  • mythical monster
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