TYPHON

Typhon

(noun) (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

typhon (plural typhons)

(obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.

Anagrams

• Python, phyton, python

Etymology

Proper noun

Typhon

(Greek mythology) The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.

Anagrams

• Python, phyton, python

Source: Wiktionary


Ty"phon, n. Etym: [Gr. Typhoon.] (Class. Mythol.)

1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him.

Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. Encyc. Brit.

2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.] The circling typhon whirled from point to point. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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