Typhon

Typhon (also known as Typhoeus) is the last and most powerful child of the earth goddess Gaia, and is also known as the "Storm Giant" or "Father of all Monsters". His wife is Echidna and his father is the Protogenoi Tartarus. Feared even by the gods, he is especially hated by Aeolus, because when he is defeated, thousands of Venti are released, thus making Aeolus' job vastly more difficult. He is the most powerful foe the Olympians have ever faced.
==History==
Thousands of years ago, after the First Olympian War, Gaea was enraged at the defeat of the Titans (her children), and of how they were locked away in Tartarus. She was also angry that her second brood of children, the Gigantes were also defeated by the gods. She attempted revenge by sending her last and most powerful child, the great monster Typhon, to destroy the Olympians. Typhon alone is the greatest foe the gods ever faced, even mightier than the Titans and Giants themselves.
Having never anticipated such a powerful rival, the gods were quickly forced on the defensive and they eventually went into hiding, except for Zeus. Then, Typhon would have usurped control over all gods and men had Zeus not dared to resist. The thunderbolts falling from the sky were so many in number that they broke through the land and plunged through the sea, reaching even the depths of the Underworld. So mighty was the contention that even Olympus trembled at their strife and the earth groaned under the grappling powers. The sky was stricken with rolls of deafening thunder and cleft by lightning, while the very winds were set aflame, carrying the ruinous fire through every end of the globe. So far echoed the tumult that even Hades, governing the dead, shook with trepidation upon his infernal throne, while deep in Tartarus, the Titans were gripped by horror. At last, however, Zeus gathered again his might and smote Typhon with his greatest power, until all its heads were aflame with diverse fires. Several more times he struck the beast until finally it collapsed to the ground.
Zeus subsequently hurled Mount Etna on top of his foe, successfully trapping him. Ever since, Typhon's raw power itself and his struggles caused lava to ignite from the mountain's top in the form of a volcano. After the defeat of her last and most powerful child, Gaea admitted defeat and fell back to sleep, allowing the gods to rule Olympus without interference ever since. 
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