Typhon - Blog Posts

As Gaia rest in her cave she looks up at the sky and stares at a bright red object. She knows who it is up there. Her son Typhon. Typhon is one terrible monster who was only born to end life as we know it. Typhon is angered at Gaia after she surrendered to Zues during the war of the Titans. Typhon was banished forced to live in isolation. The time alone gave him time to think, time to hate, time to remember who gave him life. “I didn’t want this....she was supposed to be there for me....she was my teacher....my mother.....GAIA!” Typhon let out a ear breaking scream. “I shall have my revenge. I will make her feel my pain. She will surfer and I will end her pathetic existence.”

Fun Fact:

In Disney's Hercules, we see Zeus get immobilized by the Titans attacking Olympus. But did you know that actually happened in ancient Greek myth? Only instead of being entombed in fire and ice like the movie shows, he endures something MUCH more painful.

When the Earth goddess Gaia sent her youngest and most monstrous son Typhon to slaughter the Olympians as punishment for their treatment of the Titans, literally all of the gods fled to Egypt in fear besides Zeus (and sometimes Athena). Left to defend his kingdom alone, Zeus fought as hard as he could against the brobdingnagian beast. But Typhon overpowered the king of Olympus and tore out his sinews, leaving him limp and nearly lifeless on the ground. It wasn't until the god Pan stole back Zeus's strength that he could fight again and ultimately defeat Typhon. After which, he chained the monster underneath Mount Etna where he was never heard from again.

...Although he was known to cause the occasional disturbance.