Typhon; the last son of Gaia - Greece

This myth is a continuation to the previous one about the fight between the gods and the giants.

Basically, when Gaia (Mother Earth) found out what happened to her children (giants), she gave birth to the biggest monster anyone ever seen. His name was Typhon. From head to groin he was a giant human and at the bottom; instead of legs; he had snakes' bodies.
When the gods of the Olympus saw him, they got scared and escaped to Egypt where they changed themselves into animals. Only Zeus faced the monster.
He hurt Typhon with his metal sickle. The giant was bleeding so badly that the mountains where he was became red. Since then they were called 'Blood Mountains'. When Typhon was very weak, Zeus thrown Sicily island on top of him. Every time Typhon is trying to get out of his prison sicilian earth is shaking and smoke is coming from the volcano (Etna).

I find very interesting myths like this one. They are evocative way of explaining natural events such as volcano eruptions or - in this case - the colour of the mountains. Ancient Greeks didn't know geography like we do today but they still found a way to explain these phenomenons. Every area has myths like this one. Isn't it fascinating to find out what explanations there are to the unusual formations or events near you?