Typhon
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| - | ''[[The Grotesques]]'' is a work by [[Théophile Gautier]] in which he examins the poetry of [[Francois Villon]], [[Theophile de Viau]], [[Saint- Amant]], [[Cyrano de Bergerac]], [[George de Scudery]] and [[Paul Scarron]], first published in [[1844]]. It was translated into English by [[Frederick Caesar de Sumich]]. | ||
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| + | '''Typhon''' was a monstrous giant and the most deadly being of [[Greek mythology]]. Typhon was the last son of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]], and was fathered by [[Tartarus]]. Typhon and his mate [[Echidna (mythology)|Echidna]] were the progenitors of many famous monsters. | ||
| + | ==In works of culture== | ||
| + | * [[Dante Alighieri]]'s ''[[Inferno (Dante)|Inferno]]'' mentions him amongst the Biblical and mythological giants frozen onto the rings outside of Hell's Circle of Treachery. Dante and Virgil threatened to go to Tityos and Typhon unless Antaeus lowers them into the Circle of Treachery. | ||
| + | * Typhon (as Typhoeus) appears in [[Gustav Klimt]]'s 1902 ''[[Beethoven Frieze]]'' as one of "the Hostile Forces". | ||
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Typhon was a monstrous giant and the most deadly being of Greek mythology. Typhon was the last son of Gaia, and was fathered by Tartarus. Typhon and his mate Echidna were the progenitors of many famous monsters.
In works of culture
- Dante Alighieri's Inferno mentions him amongst the Biblical and mythological giants frozen onto the rings outside of Hell's Circle of Treachery. Dante and Virgil threatened to go to Tityos and Typhon unless Antaeus lowers them into the Circle of Treachery.
- Typhon (as Typhoeus) appears in Gustav Klimt's 1902 Beethoven Frieze as one of "the Hostile Forces".
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