Hypnos | |
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Abode | Underworld |
Symbol | Poppy, River Lethe, Cottonwood |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Nyx alone[1] Nyx and Erebus[2] |
Siblings | Thanatos (twin brother) |
Consort | Pasithea |
Equivalents | |
Roman equivalent | Somnus |
In Greek mythology, Hypnos (/ˈhɪpnɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ὕπνος, 'sleep'),[3] also spelled Hypnus, is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis.[4] Pausanias wrote that Hypnos was the dearest friend of the Muses.[5]