2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Typhon noun: (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads and one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Typhon \Ty"phon\, noun [Gr. ?, and ?. See {Typhoon}.] (Class. Mythol.) 1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him. Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. --Encyc. Brit. 2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.] The circling typhon whirled from point to point. --Thomson.

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