Typhon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaɪfən/
- (US) audio
- /ˈtaɪfɒn/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn).
Meanings
- (Greek) The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.
Deriveds
Translations (27)
th ไทฟอน (monster with 100 heads) · pt Tifão (monster with 100 heads) · it Tifone (monster with 100 heads) · eo Tifaono (monster with 100 heads) · pl Tyfon (monster with 100 heads) · ar تايفوس (monster with 100 heads) · fi Tyfon (monster with 100 heads) · hy Տիփոն (monster with 100 heads) · hu Tüphón (monster with 100 heads) · grc Τυφῶν (monster with 100 heads) · ast Tifón (monster with 100 heads) · cs Týfón (monster with 100 heads) · es Tifón (monster with 100 heads) · ur طائفون (monster with 100 heads) · fr Typhon (monster with 100 heads) · am ቲፎን (monster with 100 heads) · ja テューポーン (monster with 100 heads) · eo Tifono (monster with 100 heads) · scn Tifuni (monster with 100 heads) · el Τυφώνας (monster with 100 heads) · ca Tifó (monster with 100 heads) · eo Tifeo (monster with 100 heads) · ko 티폰 (monster with 100 heads) · ka ტიფონი (monster with 100 heads) · mni ꯇꯥꯢꯐꯣꯟ (monster with 100 heads) · ru Тифо́н (monster with 100 heads) · el Τυφών (monster with 100 heads)
wikipedia: Athanasius Kircher · wikipedia: Oedipus Aegyptiacus