Typhon

Summary

Typhon is a Giants^[1]. He ranks in the top 7% of giants entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,186 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Typhon's father was Tartarus^[3].
• Typhon's mother was Gaia^[4].
• Typhon was married to Echidna^[5].
• A child of Typhon was sphinx^[6].
• A child of Typhon was Orthrus^[7].
• A child of Typhon was Cerberus^[8].
• A child of Typhon was Hydra^[9].
• A child of Typhon was chimera^[10].
• A child of Typhon was Aethon^[11].
• Typhon's image is recorded as Typhon Staatliche Antikensammlungen 596.jpg^[12].
• Typhon is recorded as male^[13].
• Typhon's instance of is recorded as Giants^[14].
• Typhon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21170858736807682648^[15].
• Typhon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 730159234141203370932^[16].
• Typhon's GND ID is recorded as 118803077^[17].
• Typhon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2024009264^[18].
• Typhon's IdRef ID is recorded as 271708018^[19].
• Typhon's Commons category is recorded as Typhon^[20].
• Typhon's said to be the same as is recorded as Seth^[21].
• Typhon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l0_2^[22].
• Typhon's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0066022^[23].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[25].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[26].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Typhon's father was Tartarus^[3]. His mother was Gaia^[4].

Personal Life

Among Typhon's spouses was Echidna^[5]. Children include sphinx^[6], a mythical hybrid^[28], founded in -0800^[29]; Orthrus^[7], a mythological dog^[30]; Cerberus^[8], a Hellhound^[31]; Hydra^[9], a mythological serpent^[32], in Ancient Greece^[33]; chimera^[10], a mythical hybrid^[34]; and Aethon^[11], a legendary bird^[35].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Typhon include 42355 he^[36], an asteroid^[37].

Why It Matters

Typhon ranks in the top 7% of giants entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,186 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for him include 42355 he^[36], an asteroid^[37].

FAQs

Who were Typhon's parents?

Typhon's father was Tartarus^[3]. Typhon's mother was Gaia^[4].

Who was Typhon married to?

Typhon's spouses include Echidna^[5].