释义 |
Typhonian, a. Mythol.|taɪˈfəʊnɪən| [f. Typhon1 + -ian; cf. Gr. τῡϕώνιος, L. Tȳphōneus.] Pertaining to or connected with Typhon or Set.
1837Fraser's Mag. XVI. 409 The greater bear appears under the typhonian figure of a pig standing on his hind⁓legs. 1863G. Trevor Anc. Egypt ix. 200 Some of the paintings represent the spirits of the dead in Tartarus, armed with lances, fighting with the Typhonian animals, the hippopotamus, serpent, tortoise, and ass. 1877S. Lane Poole in Encycl. Brit. VII. 783/1 A gallery supported by Typhonian columns. |