[citation needed] Typhon is the giant humanoid son of Tartarus (primordial deity) and Gaia and the brother of Delphyne.

In the days of ancient Greece, Typhon unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the Olympian gods and was buried alive beneath the Sicilian volcano Mount Etna by Zeus.

Typhon has since been imprisoned in the section of the Olympian underworld Hades which is called Tartarus where the wicked are punished.

This ended up attracting the Avengers as Hercules returned with help from Zeus as being demigod the spell was not as potent and joined the battle.

[3] Trapped within the Underworld, Typhon found an ally in Cylla, a witch who claimed to be the former oracle of Delphi.

The pain of him reaching into the Promethean Flames and his cries drew the attention of the temple's guardians Kratos and Bia.

He and Cylla arrived in Marin County, California and the heat of their journey started a fire.

When they stormed Olympus, Typhon reclaimed his axe from the Temple of Prometheus sending the Olympians into the Land of Shades.

Hercules knocked Typhon's axe out of his hands and restored the Promethean Flame returning the Olympians to Olympus.

[6] In the Dark Reign storyline, Typhon was freed from the underworld by Hera with the promise of getting to kill some Olympians.

[7] Subsequently, he appeared as a witness at the trial of Zeus in Hades, accusing him of the genocide of Typhon's race of monsters.

Typhon then revealed that the bands meant to contain his power were no longer operational, and that he was in possession of the aegis breastplate, rendering him immune from harm; so equipped, he slew both Zeus and Hera, intending to cause the destruction of the universe, fulfilling his original mission from Gaia.

Before his first defeat at the hands of Zeus, Typhon had a more monstrous appearance which included several tentacles in place of limbs and a hundred dragon heads.