Typhon

Summary

Typhon is a Giants^[1]. He ranks in the top 7% of giants entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,758 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 is recorded as male^[12].
• Typhon's instance of is recorded as Giants^[13].
• Typhon's Commons category is recorded as Typhon^[14].
• Typhon's said to be the same as is recorded as Seth^[15].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[18].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[21].
• Typhon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Typhon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Τυφῶν'}^[23].
• Typhon's different from is recorded as train horn^[24].

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^[25], founded in -0800^[26]; Orthrus^[7], a mythological dog^[27]; Cerberus^[8], a Hellhound^[28]; Hydra^[9], a mythological serpent^[29], in Ancient Greece^[30]; chimera^[10], a mythical hybrid^[31]; and Aethon^[11], a legendary bird^[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Typhon include 42355 he^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Typhon ranks in the top 7% of giants entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,758 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include 42355 he^[33], an asteroid^[34].

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].