"Typhon" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈtaɪfɒn/, /ˈtaɪfən/
Rhymes: -aɪfən Etymology: From Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Τυφῶν}} Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Typhon
  1. (Greek mythology) The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars. Wikipedia link: Athanasius Kircher, Oedipus Aegyptiacus, Typhon Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (monster with 100 heads): ቲፎን (tifon) [masculine] (Amharic), Τυφῶν (Tuphôn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), تايفوس [masculine] (Arabic), Տիփոն (Tipʻon) (Armenian), Tifón [masculine] (Asturian), Tifó [masculine] (Catalan), Týfón [masculine] (Czech), Tifeo (Esperanto), Tifono (Esperanto), Tifaono (Esperanto), Tyfon (Finnish), Typhon [masculine] (French), ტიფონი (ṭiponi) (Georgian), Τυφών (Tyfón) [masculine] (Greek), Τυφώνας (Tyfónas) [masculine] (Greek), Tüphón (Hungarian), Tifone [masculine] (Italian), テューポーン (Tyūpōn) (Japanese), 티폰 (Tipon) (Korean), ꯇꯥꯢꯐꯣꯟ (taaiphon) (Manipuri), Tyfon [masculine] (Polish), Tifão [masculine] (Portuguese), Тифо́н (Tifón) [masculine] (Russian), Tifuni [masculine] (Sicilian), Tifón [masculine] (Spanish), ไทฟอน (Thai), طائفون [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Typhon-en-name-SST~yV2z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Download JSON data for Typhon meaning in All languages combined (5.1kB)

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