Typhon (; ,
Tuphon ), also
Typhoeus (; ,
Tuphoeus),
Typhaon (,
Tuphaon) or
Typhos (,
Tuphos), was the most fearsome monster of
Greek mythology. The last son of
Gaia, fathered by
Tartarus, Typhon was, with his mate
Echidna, the father of many famous monsters.