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title: Acroterion Statue of Typhon
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19542/acroterion-statue-of-typhon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-10-10
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# Acroterion Statue of Typhon

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Acroterion Statue of Typhon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19542.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19542.jpg)

## Image Caption

Terracotta acroterion statue of [Typhon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Typhon/), the "Father of All Monsters". From Gabii, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), 6th century BCE.

Typhon was the most powerful of all [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) monsters. He was a winged [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) with the head, arms, and torso of a man, had pointed ears and a filthy beard, and his bottom half consisted of two coiled [serpents](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Serpents/). He was the source of devastating storms.

National Museum of [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), Baths of [Diocletian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Diocletian/), Rome.

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### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Acroterion Statue of Typhon." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 10, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19542/acroterion-statue-of-typhon/>.
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Raddato, Carole. "Acroterion Statue of Typhon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Oct 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19542/acroterion-statue-of-typhon/>.

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