TYPHON

The malignant Serpent or Dragon, universally regarded as the Devil, author of all wickedness.

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Ty″phon (?), n. [[Gr. �, and �. See Typhoon.]] (Class. Mythol.) 1. 1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him.
☞ By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. Encyc. Brit. 2. 2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
The circling typhon whirled from point to point. Thomson.