Etymologies
- Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphōn, "Typhon, father of the winds")- but see typhoon. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The word is purely Arabic; with a quaint likeness to the Gr. {Greek letters}, in Pliny typhon, whirlwind, a giant (Typhœus) whence”
“Mother nature has a hard time taking down domes, hurricane Hugo didn't do it, Nomo didn't do it, the typhon in the Philippines didn't do it the same year.”
“September 2nd, 2005 at 1:59 pm btw, typhon. thanks.”
“But the typhon rises from the yawning gulf, and the Titans beat upon the gates of the new empire.”
“The word is purely Arabic; with a quaint likeness to the Gr. {Greek letters}, in Pliny typhon, whirlwind, a giant (Typhus) whence "Typhon" applied to the great”
“Other members of the family, -- known as the elephant, Neptune, and typhon, -- excavate burrows in the earth, living on the decomposed trunks of trees during the day, and flying about at night with a loud humming noise -- apparently to enjoy the air, of which they are deprived in the daytime.”
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
“In these accounts, the typhon, or whirlwind, so common in the Chinese seas, is mentioned under that appellation: the flying fish and unicorn are described; and we have notices of ambergrise, the musk, and the animal from which it is produced: the last is mentioned as coming from Thibet.”
“Giant hawk moth (Eumorpha typhon) adult with its tongue extended.”
“Halberd from normal Dark Harbinger (mine is customized so this was extra) 6 shields (2 undead, 2 typhon, 2 asar swordsman) 2 25x25 slot bases You may not post new threads”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘typhon’.
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terrific
tremendous, howling, rattling, radical, gorgon, awe(ful)some, pitch Seaver, wow, ohwowho, remarkedable, terrifical, stupendous and 8 more...
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Fictional beasties
elf, gnome, dwarf, sprite, troll, fairy, nymph, imp, brownie, sasquatch, yeti, wookiee and 574 more...
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the gods must be crazy!
quetzalcoatl, baron-samedi, loa, orichas, arianrhod, aine, amaethon, annwn, arnemetia, balor, badbh, bean nighe and 1061 more...
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Here Be Monsters
A compendium of theriocephalic and otherwise delightfully chimeric creatures.
alphyn, basilisk, catoblepas, centaur, cerberus, chimera, cockatrice, enfield, gorgon, gryphon, harpy, hippocampus and 35 more...
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words of merge and emerge
merge, emerging, immerse, submerge, merganser, mesh, mustard, deep, depth, dip, python, typhon and 80 more...
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Here there be dragons
ancalagon the black, smaug, scatha the worm, jörmungandur, níðhöggr, herensuge, aido wedo, apalala, azazel, azhi dahaka, bolla, frænir and 30 more...
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Sean Croft's Mythology
Mythology
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narniabound From Greek mythology
Ancient Greek: Τυφῶν
Aka, Typhoeus (Τυφωε�?ς), Typhaon (Τυφάων) or Typhus (Τυφώς)
(Wikipedia) Jan 21, 2008
reesetee A fire-breathing giant with wings, one human head and 99 animal heads, 200 hands each tipped with 50 serpents, and serpent tails for legs. Feb 24, 2007