What does "typhoean" mean?

Of or relating to Typhon (also called Typhoeus), a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology.

What is a synonym for "typhoean"?

Common synonyms include: typhonian, typhonian.

Typhoean

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Adjective

1
Of or relating to Typhon (also called Typhoeus), a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology. archaic

Synonyms

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typhonian typhonian

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"So now to winged Love this mandate she addressed: / "O son, sole source of all my strength and power, / who durst high Jove's Typhoean bolts disdain, / to thee I fly, thy deity implore.""

Etymology

From Latin Typhoius, from Typhoeus.

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