concept
Typhon
also: Typhaon, Τυφάων, Typhoeus, Τυφωεύς
A monstrous plague to mortals, borne by Hera alone in anger at Zeus and given to the Delphic she-dragon to raise; Apollo, taunting the dying dragon, names Typhoeus alongside the Chimaera as another monster that could not escape destruction.
Reading notes
- The Homeric Hymns §3.296 Typhaon
A monstrous plague to mortals, borne by Hera alone in anger at Zeus and given to the Delphic she-dragon to raise; Apollo, taunting the dying dragon, names Typhoeus alongside the Chimaera as another monster that could not escape destruction.