Typhon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Typhon
    n 1: (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who
         breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus
         and the Chimera and the Sphinx

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Typhon \Ty"phon\, n. [Gr. ?, and ?. See {Typhoon}.] (Class.
   Mythol.)
   1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of
      the winds, but later identified with him.
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   Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the
         Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. --Encyc.
         Brit.
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   2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.]
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            The circling typhon whirled from point to point.
                                                  --Thomson.
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