Hypnos
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Hypnos is the Greek god and personification of sleep, often depicted as a gentle, winged deity who dwells in the underworld or a dark cave.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| abode |
Erebus
ⓘ
a dark cave ⓘ the underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dreams
ⓘ
forgetfulness ⓘ rest ⓘ |
| category |
Greek gods of the underworld
ⓘ
Greek personifications ⓘ |
| children |
Morpheus
ⓘ
Phantasos ⓘ Phobetor ⓘ |
| consort | Pasithea ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
gentle deity
ⓘ
sleeping or reclining figure ⓘ winged youth ⓘ |
| domain | sleep ⓘ |
| father | Erebus ⓘ |
| greekName | Ὕπνος ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
dreams of mortals
ⓘ
sleep of gods and men ⓘ |
| latinName |
Hypnos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Somnus
|
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
Homer's Iliad ⓘ |
| mother | Nyx ⓘ |
| oppositeConcept | wakefulness ⓘ |
| parents |
Erebus
ⓘ
Nyx ⓘ |
| personificationOf | sleep ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Oneiroi
ⓘ
Thanatos ⓘ |
| residenceDescription |
dwells in a dark cave where the sun never shines
ⓘ
surrounded by poppies and other sleep-inducing plants ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
assists Hera in deceiving Zeus in the Iliad
ⓘ
lulls gods and mortals to sleep ⓘ |
| romanEquivalent |
Hypnos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Somnus
|
| siblings |
Thanatos
ⓘ
Oneiroi ⓘ
surface form:
the Oneiroi
|
| symbol |
poppy
ⓘ
sleep-inducing twig ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| twinBrother | Thanatos ⓘ |
| worshipType | chthonic deity ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eris
this entity surface form:
Somnus