'Typhon' definitions:
Definition of 'Typhon'
(from WordNet)
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
Definition of 'Typhon'
From: GCIDE
- Typhon \Ty"phon\, n. [Gr. ?, and ?. See Typhoon.] (Class. Mythol.)
- 1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him. [1913 Webster]
- Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The circling typhon whirled from point to point. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]