Ty"phon (?), n. [Gr. , and . See Typhoon.] Class. Mythol.
1.
According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him.
<-- father of Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Sphinx -->
⇒ 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.
© Webster 1913.