Born to Gaia and Tartarus, Typhon wasn't your average monster. His role was one of sheer chaos and destruction. Together with his equally terrifying mate, Echidna, they produced some of the most famous creatures in mythology – think Cerberus and the Hydra. There's a legendary tale of Typho...
: "Typhon the hundred-headed."Greek Lyric V Anonymous Fragments 931M (Oxyrhynchus papyrus) (trans. Campbell) : "The coiling of Typhon."Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 353 ff (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "That destructive monster of a hundred heads (hekatonkaranos), ...
Titan — In Greek mythology, a god or goddess of enormous size and strength, often associated with the creation of the world. Typhoon — Storm with high winds and heavy rainfall, named after Typhon, a monster in Greek mythology. Ulysses — Latin name for Odysseus, the hero in Homer's Ody...
Echidna - a monster with a woman's head and a snake's body, she was the mother of all the major Greek monsters.Erinyes (In Roman mythology they were called Furies)- they were female deities of vengeance, who would pursue killers or those who swore false oaths....
Half-snake, half-woman, all monster. Echidna (Greek mythology) is the mother of the most famous and fearsome of Greek monsters. Married to the god/monsterTyphon (Greek mythology), the two beasts bore a brood of children that only a half-serpent mother could love. ...
In a surprising break from tradition, these had no nasty qualities whatsoever, but were guarded by Eurythion, a son of Ares, and Orthrus, a two-headed monster hound from the Typhon and Echidna production team. Traveling to Erytheia was not so easy in those days, and Heracles had many ...
Most common version, emphasizing their sea monster heritage. Typhon & Echidna Various, less common traditions Highlights their monstrous nature, linking them to other fearsome creatures. “Gorgon” & Ceto Hyginus A unique version where their father is himself called “Gorgon,” a child of Typ...
"Grabbing the sickle he [the monster Typhon, after defeating Zeus in battle,] cut out the sinews from Zeus' hands and feet . . . He hid away the sinews there [in Kilikia] in the skin of a bear, and posted over them the Drakaina Delphyne (a girl who was half animal). But Herme...
Charon- (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades Chimaera,Chimera- (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon ...
Typhon was both a god and a monster. His half-siblings, also children of Gaia, were the 12 titans (including Cronus). What powers does Typhon have? Typhon was able to control the wind and breathe fire. He also had a hundred heads, one human, and the rest animal; and he could fly...