Typhoeus

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GreekMythologyCharacter giant monster mythologicalFigure

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"