In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent was known as Somnus . His twin was Thanatos ("death"); their mother was the goddess Nyx ("night"). His palace was a dark cave where the sun never shines. At the entrance were a number of poppies and other hypnogogic plants. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... The ancient Greeks proposed many different ideas about the primordial gods in their mythology. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek , plural ) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. ... The twelve gods of Olympus. ... The ancient Greeks had a very small number of see gods. ... For other uses, see Chthon (disambiguation). ... Asclepius (Greek also rendered Aesculapius in Latin and transliterated Asklepios) was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek , Mousai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- think[1]) are a number of goddesses or spirits who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Fates redirects here. ... In Greek mythology, Cratos (strength) was a son of Styx and Pallas, brother of Nike, Bia and Zelus. ... This Zelos is the Greek personification. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In Greek mythology, Metis (wisdom or wise counsel) was a Titaness who was the first great spouse of Zeus, indeed his equal (Hesiod, Theogony 896) and the mother of Athena. ... For the game of graces, see Game of graces. ... In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi were the sons of Hypnos, the god of sleep. ... In Greek mythology, Adrasteia (inescapable; also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos). ... Horae in Meyers, 1888 In Greek mythology, the Horae were three goddesses controlling orderly life. ... In Greek mythology, Bia (force) was the personification of force, daughter of Pallas and Styx. ... In Greek mythology, Eros was the god responsible for lust, love, and sex; he was also worshipped as a fertility deity. ... Daughter of Nyx in Greek mythology, Apate was the personification of deceit. ... In Greek mythology, Hesiod mentions Themis among the six sons and six daughters—of whom Cronos was one—of Gaia and Ouranos, that is, of Earth with Sky. ... Eris (ca. ... Look up Thanatos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Look up Thanatos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In Greek mythology, Nyx (, Nox in Roman translation) was the primordial goddess of the night. ... Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) are the experiences a person can go through in the hypnagogic (or hypnogogic) state, the period of falling asleep. ...

Hypnos' offspring consisted of the things that occur in dreams, the Oneiroi. The three principals of these appear in the dreams of kings: Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos. According to one story he lived in a cave underneath a Greek island; through this cave flowed Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi were the sons of Hypnos, the god of sleep. ... Sleep and his half-brother Death (Hypnos and Thanatos) by John William Waterhouse (1874) Morpheus (he who forms, shapes, molds, from the Greek morphe) is the principal Greek god of dreams and sleep. ... In Greek mythology, Phobetor (frightening) was a son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi. ... In Greek mythology, Phantasos (apparition) was a son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi. ... In Classical Greek, Lethe (LEE-thee) literally means forgetfulness or concealment. The Greek word for truth is a-lethe-ia, meaning un-forgetfulness or un-concealment. In Greek mythology, Lethe is one of the several rivers of Hades. ...

Hypnos and Thanatos,"Sleep and His Half-Brother Death" by John William Waterhouse

Endymion, sentenced by Zeus to eternal sleep, received the power to sleep with his eyes open from Hypnos in order to constantly watch his beloved Selene. But according to the poet Licymnius of Chios, it was Hypnos himself who fell in love with the young shepherd Endymion, and allowed him to sleep with his eyes open, the better for the god to enjoy the beauty of his beloved boy. Image File history File links Waterhouse-sleep_and_his_half-brother_death-1874. ... Image File history File links Waterhouse-sleep_and_his_half-brother_death-1874. ... Look up Thanatos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... John William Waterhouse. ... Endymion and Selene, by Sebastiano Ricci (Chiswick House, London) In Greek mythology, Endymion was a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter, or, in the version Pausanias knew,[1] a king, who ruled Elis in Asia Minor; Endymion was the son, perhaps with Aethlius or with Zeus himself, of the nymph Calyce. ... This page is about the proposed lunar spacecraft. ... Endymion and Selene, by Sebastiano Ricci (Chiswick House, London) In Greek mythology, Endymion was a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter, or, in the version Pausanias knew,[1] a king, who ruled Elis in Asia Minor; Endymion was the son, perhaps with Aethlius or with Zeus himself, of the nymph Calyce. ...

In art, Hypnos was portrayed as a naked youthful man, sometimes with a beard, and wings attached to his head. He is sometimes shown as a man asleep on a bed of feathers with black curtains about him. Morpheus is his chief minister and prevents noises from waking him. In Sparta, the image of Hypnos was always put near that of death. Sleep and his half-brother Death (Hypnos and Thanatos) by John William Waterhouse (1874) Morpheus (he who forms, shapes, molds, from the Greek morphe) is the principal Greek god of dreams and sleep. ... Sparta (Doric: Spártā, Attic: Spártē) is a city in southern Greece. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

His sons are Morpheus the Principal God of Dreams, Phobetor God of Dreams and Phantasos God of Dreams. Sleep and his half-brother Death (Hypnos and Thanatos) by John William Waterhouse (1874) Morpheus (he who forms, shapes, molds, from the Greek morphe) is the principal Greek god of dreams and sleep. ... In Greek mythology, Phobetor (frightening) was a son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi. ... In Greek mythology, Phantasos (apparition) was a son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi. ...

Popular Culture

• In Digimon Tamers, the Hypnos Organization is named after Hypnos.
• In Pokémon, the English name of a specific creature is Hypno.
• In Monkeybone, Hypnos is the main villan, portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito. He is depicted as a satyr.
• In Flames has a song written to Hypnos on The Jester Race album, called Lord Hypnos
• Horror / science fiction author H. P. Lovecraft had a short story called "Hypnos."
• In Saint Seiya, Hades arc, one of the final gods to be beaten before fighting Hades is Hypnos.

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