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Typhonian

UK/taɪˈfəʊ.ni.ən/US/taɪˈfoʊ.ni.ən/

Typhonian adjective: of or relating to Typhon or, by interpretatio graeca, his Egyptian equivalent Set.

Adjective

Typhonian (comparative more Typhonian, superlative most Typhonian)

  1. Of or relating to Typhon or, by interpretatio graeca, his Egyptian equivalent Set.
    • This colour, he remarks, was rare among the Egyptians, though very common among foreigners, and these Typhonian men were sacrificed by the ancient kings at the tomb of Osiris.1850, John Kenrick, Ancient Egypt under the Pharaohs, volume 1, page 440
    • The gods were time-keepers; the first time observed and registered was Sut-Typhonian, and the writer maintains that the Typhonian religion and types are the oldest extant, whether in Egypt or out of it.1881, George St. Clair, review in The Modern Review, volume 2, page 424–425
    Synonyms:
    Typhonic, Setian, Sethian

Examples of Typhonian in a sentence

  • This creature cannot with certainty be identified and is commonly called the ‘Typhonian animal’.1972, New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, page 20:
  • [Typhon continues to address Zeus.] […] May the Typhonian bear spread wide the great gape of its shaggy jaws and harry the Olympian Bear.2013, Daniel Ogden, Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds: A Sourcebook, page 30:

Synonyms of Typhonian

Forms of Typhonian

comparativemore Typhonian
superlativemost Typhonian

Origin of Typhonian

From Typhon + -ian.

Words formed from Typhonian

Phrases with Typhonian

Words that rhyme with Typhonian

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Questions about Typhonian

What does Typhonian mean?
Typhonian means of or relating to Typhon or, by interpretatio graeca, his Egyptian equivalent Set.
How do you use Typhonian in a sentence?
This creature cannot with certainty be identified and is commonly called the ‘Typhonian animal’.
What part of speech is Typhonian?
Typhonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Typhonian?
Typhonian is pronounced /taɪˈfəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Typhonian in the dictionary

  1. typholysin
  2. typhomalaria
  3. typhomalarial
  4. typhomania
  5. typhon
  6. Typhonian
  7. Typhonian animal
  8. Typhonian animals
  9. typhonic
  10. Typhonic animal
  11. Typhonomachy

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