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=//__Typhon__//=



//__Origins__//
Typhon is the child of Gaia, the Earth and Tartaros, the god the the tartarean pit, a vastly deep pit that many of the earths darkest beasts were kept in. Their attraction was the fault of Aphrodite.

//__Appearance__//
Typhon was a terrible monster who was so tall he supposedly touched the stars, and who had wings and breathed fire and had hands made of hundreds of serpents. In some stories it had hundreds of heads, all different animals, only one human.

//__Stories on Typhon__//
Typhon is mentioned in the Roman mythological creation story, when the earth is still young and the gods have just risen to power over the titans, and Iupiter is trying to gain control of the earth. After the titans are defeated Aphrodite makes Gaia and Tartaros fall in love and their offspring is Typhon. Typhon then starts destroying and killing people, Iupiter sees this and strikes Typhon with lighting, then banishes him to the pit of tartarous.

//__Importance__//
The Typhon is important in that he is said to be the father of many monsters including Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Hydra.

//__Modern References__//


The Typhon is referenced in modern society for one important thing, from his name we get the word "typhoon" which a hurricane, a massively destructive force.

souces: pitures: @http://www.kusadasi.tv/wp-content/uploads/typhon.jpg @http://www.theoi.com/image/img_typhon.jpg @http://ferrebeekeeper.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/typhon.jpg info: @http://www.theoi.com/Gigante/Typhoeus.html __Mythology: Timeless tales of Gods and Heroes__, by Edith Hamilton