Typhoeus

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Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.

Aliases (4)


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf GreekMythologyCharacter
giant
monster
mythologicalFigure
alignment hostileToOlympianOrder
associatedPlace Cilicia
Mount Etna
surface form: "MountEtna"
category ChthonicDeitiesAndSpirits
GreekMonsters
causeOf earthquakes
volcanicEruptions
classification chthonicMonster
consort Echidna
culture AncientGreek
defeatedBy Zeus
depictedAs creatureWithMultipleSerpentHeads
serpentineGiant
wingedMonster
enemy Olympian gods
surface form: "OlympianGods"

Zeus
epithet Typhoeus
surface form: "Typhaon"

Typhoeus
surface form: "Typhon"
gender male
imprisonedIn Tartarus
languageOfName AncientGreek
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: "ApollodorusBibliotheca"

Homeric Hymns
surface form: "HomericHymns"

Hesiod's Theogony
surface form: "TheogonyByHesiod"
mythology Greek mythology
surface form: "GreekMythology"
nameMeaning possiblyRelatedToSmokeOrWhirlwind
notableBattle Typhonomachy
surface form: "BattleWithZeus"

Gigantomachy
offspring Cerberus
Chimera
LernaeanHydra
surface form: "Ladon"

LernaeanHydra
Nemean lion myth
surface form: "NemeanLion"

Cerberus
surface form: "Orthrus"

Sphinx
parent Gaia
Tartarus
role embodimentOfPrimordialChaos
finalOpponentOfZeusInCosmicStruggle
species giant
symbolizes chaos
destructiveNaturalForces
storms
volcanicActivity
weaponUsedAgainst Zeus
surface form: "thunderboltOfZeus"

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Echidna associatedWith Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"
Echidna consort Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"
Typhoeus epithet Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"
Typhoeus epithet Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhaon"
Hesperides guardedBy Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Ladon"
Typhonomachy hasParticipant Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"
this entity surface form: "Typhon stealing Zeus's sinews"
Typhonomachy involvesMonster Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"
Gaia offspring Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"
Echidna spouse Typhoeus
this entity surface form: "Typhon"