Typhon. Human down to thighs; coil of vipers below. Dragon heads from his hands. Bigger than mountains — Mythoi

Motif

Typhon. Human down to thighs; coil of vipers below. Dragon heads from his hands. Bigger than mountains.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Monstrous persons. · view the constellation · filed as F526.1

Filed across the traditions

Greek Frazer Apollodorus I 47 n. 4. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. VI

Within the index

Filed under Person with compound body.

Filed beside it

Scylla. Breast and face of woman. From flanks has six heads and twelve feet of dogs Gorgon. Head turned about, scales of dragon, tusks of swine brazen hands, golden wings Beast-like anchorite. Walks on all fours; covered with hair like beast; has horns like beast. (Cf. F521.1.) Men with two faces, three legs, and seven arms (or other such combinations) Cecrops. Body compounded of man and serpent

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Transformation: god to animal Transformation to escape death Magic helmet Helmet renders invisible. (Cf. D1101.4.) Immortality bestowed Giant immortal so long as he touches land of his birth Giant with dragon-scales for feet Lecherous father. Unnatural father wants to marry his daughter. (Manekine.)

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