Story · Greek Mythology · 3 chapters

Typhon and Zeus

Typhon, the greatest monster, warred against the gods and wounded Zeus, who was cut and fell. Zeus recovered, regained his thunderbolt, and buried Typhon under Mount Etna [S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗[S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text.

historical mythology

Ancient Greek religion is a historical religion. Its myths are attested in primary literary and material sources; disagreements between authors (Hesiod vs. Orphic vs. local cults) are preserved as variants, not resolved.

⚠ Scholars disagree

The Typhon passage in the Theogony is a later interpolation [S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗.

CHAPTER 01

The Monster

Typhon, hundred-headed, born of Gaia [S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗.
Sources[S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗
CHAPTER 02

The Wounding

Typhon cut Zeus and made him fall [S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗.
Sources[S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗
CHAPTER 03

The Burial

Zeus buried Typhon under Etna; its fires are his breath [S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗[S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text.
Sources[S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗ [S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text
Primary sources[S1]S1 · Hesiod, Theogonyc. 700 BCEtextOpen source ↗ [S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text