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Typhon

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtaɪfɒn/
  • /ˈtaɪfən/
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  • rhymes with -aɪfən

1

name

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

(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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mythical monster, mythical creature

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn).

Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ቲፎን (tifon) — monster with 100 heads
  • Arabic: تايفوس — monster with 100 heads
  • Armenian: Տիփոն (Tipʻon) — monster with 100 heads
  • Asturian: Tifón — monster with 100 heads
  • Catalan: Tifó — monster with 100 heads
  • Czech: Týfón — monster with 100 heads
  • Esperanto: Tifeo — monster with 100 heads
  • Esperanto: Tifono — monster with 100 heads
  • Esperanto: Tifaono — monster with 100 heads
  • Finnish: Tyfon — monster with 100 heads
  • French: Typhon — monster with 100 heads
  • Georgian: ტიფონი (ṭiponi) — monster with 100 heads
  • Greek: Τυφών (Tyfón) — monster with 100 heads
  • Greek: Τυφώνας (Tyfónas) — monster with 100 heads
  • Ancient Greek: Τυφῶν (Tuphôn) — monster with 100 heads
  • Hungarian: Tüphón — monster with 100 heads
  • Italian: Tifone — monster with 100 heads
  • Japanese: テューポーン (Tyūpōn) — monster with 100 heads
  • Korean: 티폰 (Tipon) — monster with 100 heads
  • Manipuri: ꯇꯥꯢꯐꯣꯟ (tāiphon) — monster with 100 heads
  • Polish: Tyfon — monster with 100 heads
  • Portuguese: Tifão — monster with 100 heads
  • Russian: Тифо́н (Tifón) — monster with 100 heads
  • Sicilian: Tifuni — monster with 100 heads
  • Spanish: Tifón — monster with 100 heads
  • Thai: ไทฟอน — monster with 100 heads
  • Urdu: طائفون — monster with 100 heads