Typhoeus

British  

/ taɪˈfiːəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the son of Gaea and Tartarus who had a hundred dragon heads, which spurted fire, and a bellowing many-tongued voice. He created the whirlwinds and fought with Zeus before the god hurled him beneath Mount Etna

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Typhoean
  adjective

Example Sentences

Klimt painted it onto the walls in 1902 for the Secession’s 14th exhibition, depicting floating genies, a knight in shining armor, a giant Typhoeus monster of Greek myth and a choir of angels.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2015

As his subject, Palmer turned to Typhoeus typhoeus, commonly known as the minotaur beetle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus marched the host like a consuming fire, and the earth groaned beneath them when the lord of thunder is angry and lashes the land about Typhoeus among the Arimi, where they say Typhoeus lies.

From The Iliad by Homer

And then he began again— “‘Sed quid Typhoeus aut validus Mimas, Aut quid minaci Porphyrion statu, Quid Rhoetus—Rhoetus—quid Rhoetus—’ “Oh, I shall break down here, I know I shall,” and he burst into tears.

From St. Winifred's, or The World of School by Earnshaw, H. C. (Harold C.)

The clays of thy life are ended, neither can Typhoeus himself aid thee now, nor Chimæra of the evil name.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)