Hypnos

English

/ˈhɪpnɒs/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Greek god) The god and personification of sleep. The son of Nyx and Erebus, twin brother of Thanatos, husband of Pasithea, and the father of the Oneiroi. His Roman counterpart is Somnus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Sleep).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ὕπνος

Gloss

Sleep

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