Echidna, a monotreme mammal of Australia and New Guinea named after the mythological monster. The two of them had children, such as the Sphinx who would kill anyone who couldn’t solve her riddles. Knuckles the Echidna is the last Mobian Echidna known to inhabit the world and the Guardian of both Angel Island and the Master Emerald.While his primary concern is protecting his home from invaders, certain threats-particularly those posed by Dr. Eggman-have been enough to persuade him to leave the island at times and join forces with Sonic the Hedgehog and other heroes to protect the world. Orthrus. Echidna (Ekhidna) (Gr: Εχιδνα) is a drakaina with the head and upper body of a woman and the rest of her body is a writhing snake tail. Typhon symbol of ignorance, united with Echidna “the viper”, the perverted force of evolution, and begot four great monsters: Orthros, Cerberus, the Lernaean Hydra and the Chimera which represent the lie, the guardian of mortality, the desire and the illusion.

The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses and many other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion.

-One theory on Echidna’s genealogy places her as the daughter of Tartarus and Gaia, which would make her and her lover Typhon siblings.-Echidna is also known as the Eel of Tartarus (a possible reference to her father), Serpent Womb, and Mother of Monsters.-Most authors believe that Echidna’s mother was an Oceanid, or a sea nymph.

For a bride, Typhon took Echidna, a monstrous snake-woman who lived in a cave and devoured men who happened to pass by. Typhon is the father to some of the most terrifying monsters in all of Greek mythology, and he had many children with his wife Echidna – a monster who was half woman and half snake. See Family tree 1.

Branches Families Individuals Media objects Place hierarchy . Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Lifespans Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Statistics Timeline . The genealogy above, displayed the most of the principal monsters that are found in classical mythology. 4.1 Sources; Nature Etymology . Echidna Mother of Monsters It was in this cave of Arima that Echidna would set about living up to the moniker of “mother of monsters”, for she and Typhon would bring forth a string of monstrous offspring. The ... Pausanias identifies two standing figures on the left as Echidna and Typhon, with Tritons standing on the right, with no other details concerning these figures given.
The Children of Typhon.

She was known primarily for being the mother of monsters, and many of the more famous monsters in Greek myth were said to be her offspring. Typhon was known as the father of all monsters. Echidna and Typhon found themselves a home on earth, and the pair would live in a cave somewhere in a region named Arima. Calendar ... Typhon.