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👤 Typhon

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Alternative names
Typhos, Typhoios
Information
son of Ge
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180237
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/19634
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/FtB=b1xIRVKf1C0LpuiWTQW
Son of
👤 Ge personification of Earth👤 Tartaros (personification) personification of Tartaros👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hera Olympian goddess
Father of
👤 Phaia (sow) killed by Theseus in Crommyon👤 the Chimaira fire-breathing monster👤 Orthos (dog) Geryon's two-headed guard dog👤 Ladon (serpent) serpent guarding the Golden Apples👤 the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liver👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes👤 Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworld👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles👤 the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion
Husband of
👤 Echidna monstrous serpent
Has children with
👤 Echidna monstrous serpent
Born at
🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor
Eponym of
🌍 River Typhon (alt. Orontes) alternative name for River Orontes
Ruler of
🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
Creates
🌍 River Orontes (Syria) river in Syria
Kills
👤 Osiris Egyptian god
Wounded by
👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Adamantine Sickle of Cronos created by Ge🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus
Dies at
🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 Antaios (Egypt) city and nome in Egypt🌍 the Land of the Arimoi (unlocatable) unlocatable region, associated with Typhon🌍 Catacecaumene (Mysia) region in Mysia whose name means "burnt"
Killed by
👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Isis Egyptian goddess👤 Horus Egyptian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily
Buried at
🌍 the Land of the Arimoi (unlocatable) unlocatable region, associated with Typhon🌍 Pithecoussai (island) island in the Tyrrhenian Sea🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 Pelorias (Sicily) promontory on the Strait of Messina🌍 Cape Pachynos (Sicily) promontory in south-west Sicily🌍 Lilbaion (Sicily) city in Sicily
Buried by
👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
Dwelling
🏛️ the Cave of Typhon (Cilicia)🏛️ the Corycian Cave (Cilicia)
Related Entities
👤 Phaia (sow) killed by Theseus in Crommyon👤 Echidna monstrous serpent👤 Ge personification of Earth👤 Tartaros (personification) personification of Tartaros🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🏺 the Adamantine Sickle of Cronos created by Ge👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Mount Casios (Assyria) mountain on the modern border between Turkey and Syria, where Typhon wounds Zeus👤 Delphyne (Cilician) dragon set to guard Zeus in Cilicia🏛️ the Corycian Cave (Cilicia)👤 Aigipan a she-goat👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Mount Haimos (Thrace) mountain range in Thrace🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 Mount Nysa (unlocatable) unlocatable mountain associated with Dionysos👥 the Moirai the Fates👤 the Chimaira fire-breathing monster👤 Orthos (dog) Geryon's two-headed guard dog👤 Ladon (serpent) serpent guarding the Golden Apples👤 the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liver👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes🌍 the Land of the Arimoi (unlocatable) unlocatable region, associated with Typhon👤 Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworld👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles🌍 Tartaros place of punishment👥 the Giants🌍 Pithecoussai (island) island in the Tyrrhenian Sea👤 Atlas holds up the sky as punishment👥 the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')👥 the Horai personifications of natural order👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Python guardian serpent at Delphi, killed by Apollo👤 Ouranos father of Cronos👥 the Titans children of Ouranos and Ge👥 the Olympian Gods🌍 Cumae (Campania) Greek colony in Campania👤 Hephaistos Olympian god👤 Hesychia (personification) personification of quiet👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Isis Egyptian goddess👤 Osiris Egyptian god🌍 Antaios (Egypt) city and nome in Egypt👤 Horus Egyptian god🏛️ the Cave of Typhon (Cilicia)🌍 River Typhon (alt. Orontes) alternative name for River Orontes🌍 River Orontes (Syria) river in Syria👤 Coios (Titan) Titan👤 Ephialtes (Boiotian) one of the Aloadai👤 Iapetos Titan👤 Otos (Boiotian) one of the Aloadai🌍 Hyde (Lydia) unlocatable city in Lydia, perhaps later Sardis🌍 Assyria region🌍 Catacecaumene (Mysia) region in Mysia whose name means "burnt"🌍 the Promontory of Sarpedon (Cilicia) promontory in Cilicia🌍 the Arima Mountains (Cilicia) unlocatable mountains near the River Calycadnos🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 Naples (Italy) city in Italy🌍 the Lipari Islands (Sicily) islands off Sicily🌍 Baiai (Campania) city in Campania🌍 Dicaiarchia (Italy) Greek colony, later Puteoli👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Lilbaion (Sicily) city in Sicily🌍 Pelorias (Sicily) promontory on the Strait of Messina🌍 Cape Pachynos (Sicily) promontory in south-west Sicily👤 Hades Underworld god🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Athena Olympian goddess🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional👤 the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion
Mentioned in Text
Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyLycophron, AlexandraPausanias Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesAeschylus, Prometheus BoundPindar, Olympian 4Pindar, Pythian 1Pindar, Pythian 8Diodoros, LibraryPindarPomponius MelaStraboOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, GeorgicsAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural History
Depictions
🏺 the Shield of Hippomedon
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