![]() ![]() He made his home in a dark cave, blind in opiate blooms, such as the opium poppy and the bread seed poppy. It was believed that Hypnos resided in Erebus, the land of eternal darkness, which in some accounts was even considered to be his father. Lastly, Phantasos, whose name derived from the Greek word meaning “fantasy,” would be responsible for creative and fantastic dreaming.Still, in some variations, he was instead referred to as Hegellos, and he would make dreams seem more realistic. ![]() Phobetor, whose name originates from the Greek word meaning “frightening”, was responsible for creating nightmares.These began as hypnos’ siblings, but many believed that his sons also became part of the Oneiroi: THE STORY OF NYX - Greek Primordial Goddess of Night He was also a brother of Thanatos, the personification of death, and among his numerous brothers and sisters with Oneiroi, a collection of deities responsible for bringing dreams. Hypnos is taken directly from the Greek word meaning “sleep”, and as his name suggests, he was indeed the ancient Greek version of The Sandman. We’ve previously discussed Nyx and some of her children, and today, it is another one of those children that we’ll be examining, Hypnos, the spirit and personification of sleep. Hypnos, the son of night and darkness, the brother of dreams and nightmare, secluded in his cave by the sea-a silent and empty place to be. ![]() He was saved by taking refuge with Night ( Nyx), whose power Zeus always respected. Hypnos usually refused to anger Zeus, possibly because he had already come close to having a thunderbolt hurled at him. On several occasions, Hera asked Hypnos to lull her husband Zeus to sleep so that she could attack his son Heracles. His roman counterpart was Somnus (“Sleep”). Hypnos lived in the underworld, the realm of Hades, and never saw the sun. Morpheus, the god of dreams, was his son. Hypnos (“Sleep”), in Greek Mythology, was the son of Nyx, the night goddess, and the brother of Thanatos (“Death”).
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