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TYPHON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Typhon" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)