How many kids Typhon have?

Typhon was thus the personification of volcanic forces. Among his children by his wife, Echidna, were Cerberus, the three-headed hound of hell, the multiheaded Lernean
Lernean
Hydra, also called the Lernean Hydra, in Greek legend, the offspring of Typhon and Echidna (according to the early Greek poet Hesiod's Theogony), a gigantic water-snake-like monster with nine heads (the number varies), one of which was immortal.
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Hydra, and the Chimera
. He was also the father of dangerous winds (typhoons), and by later writers he was identified with the Egyptian god Seth.
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Who is the daughter of Typhon?

The Harpies, in Hesiod the daughters of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra, in one source, are said to be the daughters of Typhon, and so perhaps were also considered to be the daughters of Echidna.
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How many children did Echidna and Typhon have?

How many children did Echidna have? Echidna had 5 children: Cerberus, Lernaean Hydra, Gorgons, Medusa and Chimaera.
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Is Typhon Hera's son?

According to Hesiod, Typhon was the son of Gaia and Tartarus. However, one source has Typhon as the son of Hera alone, while another makes Typhon the offspring of Cronus. Typhon and his mate Echidna were the progenitors of many famous monsters.
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Does Typhon have any kids?

Typhon was thus the personification of volcanic forces. Among his children by his wife, Echidna, were Cerberus, the three-headed hound of hell, the multiheaded Lernean Hydra, and the Chimera. He was also the father of dangerous winds (typhoons), and by later writers he was identified with the Egyptian god Seth.
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Typhon: The Father Of All Monsters - (Greek Mythology Explained)



Is Kronos stronger than Typhon?

Both Typhon and Gaea could only be contained until they would kill the gods. Kronos was defeated completely(surviving only because of his immortality) with only three of the gods. The book exaggerated the power of Kronos. Typhon could destroy him in a matter of seconds.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Who did Echidna birth?

Among Echidna's progeny by the 100-headed Typhon, were Ladon (the dragon who protected the Golden Apples of the Hesperides), another dragon who protected the Golden Fleece, the Hydra, the goatlike Chimera, and the infernal hounds Orthus and Cerberus.
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Is Phorcys a Titan?

One of the clearest cases of this is with Phorcys and Ceto. These two figures were children of the Titans, ancient beings who created the gods.
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Who was the first child of Kronos?

[N.B. Hestia was the first-born child of Kronos (Cronus) and so the first to be devoured and last disgorged (i.e. her rebirth). Hence the poet describes her as both the oldest and youngest child.]
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Is Typhon a Titan or a god?

Though addressed as being a "Titan" in God of War II, Typhon was not a Titan in real mythology; merely a ferocious monster whom Gaia had given birth to long after giving birth to the twelve Titans. In other versions, he was said to be the god of windstorms and drought, but still a son of Gaia and Tartarus.
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Does Typhon have a weakness?

Typhon's Weakness

Each of his legs were huge vipers who writhed and hissed as he walked. He had hundreds of wings up and down his body.
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How was Typhon born?

Known as the "father of all monsters", Typhon was a fire-breathing dragon who had one hundred heads that never slept. After the Titanomachy, Gaea wanted to punish Zeus for imprisoning her Titan children in Tartarus; thus, Typhon was born. Who were Zeus' Lovers?
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Who was Zeus first love?

Zeus and Metis

His first and favorite lover was Metis, a Titan goddess and mother of Athena.
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Why do echidnas have 4 heads?

But in short-beaked echidnas, the cavernosum was merged while the spongiosum remained separate. This separate spongiosum tissue is what allows echidnas to erect each half, or pair of heads, independently from the other, the researchers said.
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Who was Lamia?

Lamia, in Classical mythology, a female daemon who devoured children. The ancient commentaries on Aristophanes' Peace say she was a queen of Libya who was beloved by Zeus. When Hera robbed her of her children from this union, Lamia killed every child she could get into her power.
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Who killed Cerberus?

Heracles carried Cerberus away, showed him to Eurystheus, then returned Cerberus to the underworld. In an apparently unique version of the story, related by the sixth-century AD Pseudo-Nonnus, Heracles descended into Hades to abduct Persephone, and killed Cerberus on his way back up.
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius is the god in question. He's Roman, not Greek. And “feces” is kind of stretching a point. He was the god, actually, of manure.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name. Sometimes it is referred to as a dæmon, more of a spirit and minor deity.
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Who is the prettiest god?

Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.
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Is apophis a Typhon?

Typhon, the scariest thing in all of Greek mythology, is so similar to Apophis that some people wonder if they're the same guy, er, evil serpent. (Never seen them both at the same time, have you?)
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Who created Tartarus?

Deity. In the Greek poet Hesiod's Theogony ( c. late 8th century BC), Tartarus was the third of the primordial deities, following after Chaos and Gaia (Earth), and preceding Eros, and was the father, by Gaia, of the monster Typhon. According to Hyginus, Tartarus was the offspring of Aether and Gaia.
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How tall is the Typhon?

Standing at 2,000 feet tall, with enough power to level entire cities and send the Big Three Olympian gods to their knees, Typhon's appearance signals nothing but trouble.
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