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- Hypnos, Greco-Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx (Night) and the twin brother of Thanatos (Death).
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Hypnos lived next to his twin brother, Thanatos (Θάνατος, "death"), in the Underworld, where the rays of the sun never reach them. Hypnos' mother was Nyx (Νύξ, "Night"), the goddess of Night, without a father.
Hypnos, Greco-Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx (Night) and the twin brother of Thanatos (Death). In Greek myth he is variously described as living in the underworld or on the island of Lemnos ( according to Homer) or (according to Book XI of Ovid’s Metamorphoses) in a dark, musty cave.
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Jan 27, 2023 · Hypnos, son of Nyx and twin brother of Thanatos, was the divine personification of sleep. A handsome winged god who could be gentle as well as hostile, Hypnos was imagined flying across the world, bringing sleep to all living things.
Hypnos was a primordial deity in Greek mythology, the personification of sleep. He lived in a cave next to his twin brother, Thanatos, in the underworld, where no light was cast by the sun or the moon; the earth in front of the cave was full of poppies and other sleep-inducing plants.
Hypnos was often paired with his twin brother Thanatos (Peaceful Death), and the Oneiroi (Dreams) were his brothers or sons. Hypnos was depicted as a young man with wings on his shoulders or brow.
- Sleep
- Nyx (no father)
- Erebus
- Charis Pasithea
Regardless of his parentage, most retellings of the myth agree that Hypnos had a twin brother. He was the brother of Thanatos, who personified death. Where Hypnos resided varies. Most scholars say that he lived with his brother in the Underworld. More specifically, the legend says that he lived in the valley known as Erebus.
Oct 24, 2016 · The Greek god of sleep is Hypnos whose mission is assisting people to sleep soundly. His twin brother Thanatos is the god of a peaceful death. Together they were able to help humans avoid suffering and die peacefully while they sleep.
