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Ty·phon (t

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n. Greek Mythology

A monster with 100 heads, thrown by Zeus into Tartarus.

[Greek Tuphn; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]

Typhon [ˈtaɪfɒn]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a monster and one of the whirlwinds: later confused with his father Typhoeus

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Typhon - (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

Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

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