Category:Typhon

Ty"phon, n. Etym: [gr. Typhoon.] (class. Mythol.)

1. According to hesiod, the son of typhoeus, and father of the winds, But later identified with him.

Note: by modern writers, typhon is identified with the egyptian set, Who represents physical evil. Encyc. Brit.

2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [obs.] The circling typhon whirled from point to point. Thomson.