Alias
Typhon
Nick Name
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Civilian ID
Typhon Also Known As Typhoeus Typhaon Typhos
Occupation
Titan Monster
Legal Status
Citizen of Tartarus
Nation or Planet of Origin
Earth
Group Affiliation
Olympic Gods Titans
Base of Operations
Tartarus
Height
~10' - Varies to gigantic proportions.
Weight
~795 lbs. - Varies to gigantic proportions.
Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Monstrous god with god-like strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability and immortality; immune to all known diseases and environments for extended periods of time. Typhon can grow to monstrous proportions and take on a visage where his body transforms into serpentine appendages. Excellent hand-to-hand combatant skilled with the weapons of the Bronze Age of Greece
Accessories
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Common Enemies
Hercules Zeus
Regularly Appearing
Avengers Vol. 1 Incredible Hercules
First Appearance
Avengers Vol. 1 #49 (Feb. 1968)
Creator
Roy Thomas & John Buscema Note: Although the creator of the Greek Titan, Typhon, is lost to antiquity he appears in ancient writings by Hesiod and Homer.
Origin
The final son of the Earth goddess Gaia, Typhon was fathered by Tartarus, a god who rules over a realm which bears his name, an abysmal pit which exist below the domain of the dead, Hades.  Typhon is capable of growing to monstrous proportions gaining hands like a dragon and legs made of vipers.  The most feared of all monsters, Typhon is even rejected by his siblings, leaving him bitter and fomenting revenge against all.