Typhon

**Typhon** is an mentioned yet major character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is the father of all monsters, the husband of Tiamat, and the archenemy of Zeus. Despite having no visible appearance in the series he left a noticeable impact given his role in creating monsters that plague humanity. In addition, said monsters consorted with the Giants to create godly yet monstrous hybrids that would become a major threat to the gods themselves. As such, Typhon - through his children - will ensure the gods' destruction at the Apocalypse.

## History

### Background

Typhon was a monstrous and ancient primordial entity that was born when "the first heat and cold met during the flashing finale of the Genesis Jam" according to Aamon. When Tiamat left Eden after being rejected by Adam she was met with Typhon himself who was smitten by her appearance especially since this was the first time he'd ever lay eyes on a human. Tiamat was frightened and wary of Typhon at first but eventually fell for him.

Typhon married Tiamat and the latter bore him a host of monstrous children that would roam the Earth, their first born being Marduk. Afterwards, more monsters followed though some were created by other external forces such as Naamah being credited with creating vampires. Typhon and his ilk coexisted alongside the Giants for a time with the monsters complementing the elemental themes of the Giants by being the unpredictable forces of nature.

### Imprisonment

However, that peace would not last when one of Typhon's sons Lotan would be killed by a jealous Ouranos, the sky Giant, who was pining for Gaia's attention but the latter was more interested in Lotan. Enraged by his son's death Typhon would make the sky Giant pay dearly which also gave a young Zeus the opportunity to make the first move against the Giants. Zeus and Typhon had an uneasy alliance to bring down Ouranos but they managed to succeed, Typhon and his son Kur ambushed and subdued Ouranos with Zeus castrating him using an adamantine sickle before Typhon and Kur tore Ouranos apart. Though Zeus had a hand in helping Typhon, this was mainly to accelerate his advantage in his upcoming war against the Giants but Typhon's display of power also made Zeus paranoid and saw that Typhon would be a far bigger threat to him and the gods in the future.

After the Giants were usurped by their own children, the gods then turned their attention towards Typhon but none were brave enough to stand up to him or even "politely" ask him to leave. Seeing the threat they posed to his children, as well as realizing their betrayal in letting them be, Typhon made his way towards the gods to destroy them, greatly frightening and chasing them off. Zeus was the only one bold enough to confront Typhon, personally battling and defeating the primordial monster by throwing him down a hole and plugging it up with a mountain. Typhon's own son Marduk captured Tiamat in a net and tossed her into the Earth's oceans. Even though he is currently imprisoned, Typhon would have his revenge as it is said that most of the remaining Giants that consorted with his monstrous children produced powerful hybrids who would destroy the gods in the future.

## Trivia

* Typhon is derived from the mythological creature of the same name in Greek mythology who is also titled as the Father of Monsters.