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Webster 1913 Edition
Typhon
1.
According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him.
☞ 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.
Definition 2024
Typhon
Typhon
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English
Typhon, from Athanasius Kircher, Oedipus Aegyptiacus, 1652
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 as well, and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blazed a white fire, and his arms reached towards the stars.
Translations
monster with 100 heads
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