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    On this episode of Iron, Silver and Salt, the boys take on the bane of Mt Olympus, the terror of the Gods, the thunder from down under: Typhon! Chris firmly sets the I.S.S stance on NFT's. Adrian discusses his favorite movie: Clash of the Titans. Will told a Funny Joke. And the gang tells you how to deal with Typhon, the father of monsters.  Sources:  The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology:   Typhoeus: https://www.theoi.com/Gigante/Typhoeus.html Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds:   The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with Commentary:   Nonnus, Dionysiaca:   Hesiod, Theogeny:   Hymn 3 to Apollo:   Mt Etna:

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