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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 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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- Instance of
- Giants
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Echidna
- Child
- Ladon
- Father
- Tartarus
- Mother
- Gaia
- Image
- Typhon Staatliche Antikensammlungen 596.jpg
- Said to be same as
- God in Judaism
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- native label
- Τυφῶν
- Commons category
- Typhon
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- train horn
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