Typhon
Sign in to savethumb|right|280px|Zeus aiming his thunderbolt at a winged and snake-footed Typhon. Chalcidian black-figured [[hydria ( BC), Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 596).]] Typhon (; , ), also known as Typhoeus (; ), Typhaon () or Typhos (), was a monstrous serpentine giant and one of the deadliest creatures in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, Typhon was the son of Gaia and Tartarus. However, one source has Typhon as the son of Hera alone, while another makes Typhon the offspring of Cronus. Typhon and his mate Echidna were the progenitors of many famous monsters.
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Typhon was a monstrous serpent-like giant in Greek mythology, depicted as one of the most dangerous creatures and the father of many other famous monsters. According to different ancient sources, he was variously described as the son of Gaia and Tartarus, Hera alone, or Cronus, and he was eventually defeated by Zeus.
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29 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- Birth
- Descriptions
- Offspring
- Battle with Zeus
- Nonnus's ''Dionysiaca''
- Burial and cause of volcanic activity
- Etna and Ischia
- Boeotia
- "Couch of Typhoeus"
- Name
- Comparative mythology
- Succession myth
- Python
- Near Eastern influence
- Mesopotamia
- Ninurta vs. Asag
- Ninurta vs. Anzû
- Marduk vs. Tiamat
- Mount Kasios
- Baal Sapon vs. Yamm
- Tarhunna vs. Illuyanka
- Teshub vs. Hedammu and Ullikummi
- Set
- Confused with the Giants
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|right|280px|Zeus aiming his thunderbolt at a winged and snake-footed Typhon. Chalcidian black-figured [[hydria ( BC), Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 596).]] Typhon (; , ), also known as Typhoeus (; ), Typhaon () or Typhos (), was a monstrous serpentine giant and one of the deadliest creatures in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, Typhon was the son of Gaia and Tartarus. However, one source has Typhon as the son of Hera alone, while another makes Typhon the offspring of Cronus. Typhon and his mate Echidna were the progenitors of many famous monsters.
Typhon attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos. The two fought a cataclysmic battle, which Zeus finally won with the aid of his thunderbolts. Defeated, Typhon was cast into Tartarus, or buried underneath Mount Etna, or in later accounts, the island of Ischia.