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Mythical creatures > Typhon, monster

Preferred term

Typhon, monster  

Definition

  • Son of Gaea (Terra) and Tartarus, a monster or giant with a hundred dragon or serpent heads, fiery eyes and the voices of many beasts; Zeus (Jupiter) attacked him with thunderbolts and destroyed him; the story has many variants

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • TUPHON
  • TYPHOEUS

Notation

  • 113502

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MKPRXJ2D-G

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