If true, it is obvious that these experiments may have been the source for the manylegends of “mythological” creatures and superhumans, such as Adas, Goliath, Polyphemus, and Typhon.
Mount Kasios is also linked to mythology, including the battle between Zeus and the monster Typhon.
The ancient Egyptians called the loadstone the bone of Haroeri, and iron the bone of Typhon.
Haroeri was the son of Osiris and grandson of Rhea, a goddess of the earth, a queen of Atlantis, and mother of Poseidon; Typhon was a wind-god and an evil genius, but also a son of Rhea, the earth goddess.
In their time there also lived Pontos, Typhon, and Nereus, father of Pontos and son of Belos.
Mount Etna is also associated with the myth of Typhon, a monstrous giant who challenged the Olympian gods.
After a fierce battle, Zeus defeated Typhon and imprisoned him beneath Mount Etna.
The volcanic activity was believed to be the result of Typhon’s thrashing and attempts to break free.
From him proceeded Helius (Ra, another god) ; afterwards Agathodemon ; then, Kronos, (Seb, another god) ; then Osiris ; then came Typhon, the brother of Osiris ; then came Horus, the son of Osiris by Isis, his wife.
Typhon, Baal vs.
Set (Typhon): The god of chaos, Set, ruled for 350 years.
Egyptians referred to the loadstone as the bone of Haroeri and iron as the bone of Typhon, linking the elements to their deities and hinting at early knowledge of the magnet's properties.
Seth was later equated with an ancient Egyptian deity, initially a giver of light and civilization but later associated with the adversary Typhon.
The summit of mountainous Thrace received the name “Haemus,” and Apollodorus related the tradition of the Thracians that the summit was so named because of the “stream of blood which gushed out on the mountain” when the heavenly battle was fought between Zeus and Typhon, and Typhon was struck by a thunderbolt.