With the other Olympians but ultimately found their company a poor fit Hypnos trained to fight with Ares, god of war, and did his best fit in (Avengers: No Road Home#4 (fb)) - As a young boy, (fb)) - Nyx birthed Hypnos, the god of sleep. History: (Greek myth/Avengers: No Road Home#4 Of sleep-inducing opium, a poppy stem, a branch dripping with waterįrom the forgetfulness-causing river Lethe and/or an inverted torch. In his younger days, Hypnos was known to carry a horn Gods and the daggers could drain the strength and mental clarity from
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In battle that could penetrate even the durable skin of other Olympian Hypnos carried a pair of Grecian-style bladed daggers Mother Nyx, allowing him to communicate with her from afar and each Hypnos also possessed a telepathic link with his His "sleepers" were completely unaware they were beingĬontrolled and tended to imagine that anything done under Hypnos' Sleep-inducing sand from his hands and control the physical bodies ofĪnyone sleeping. Halted aging process upon reaching adulthood. Superhuman strength, durability, immunity to Earthly diseases and a Superhuman physical attributes shared by most Olympians, including Powers/Abilities: Hypnos possessed the typical (seen): Avengers: No Road Home#2 (April, 2019) Gaea (alleged great-grandmother), Pak-Man (alleged nephew)Īliases: Hypnus, "Little Man" (insult from Hulk), Somnus, Sopor (Roman names) (alleged grandmother), Ouranous (alleged great-grandfather, deceased), Tisiphone (alleged sisters), Ophion (alleged grandfather), Eurynome Sophrosyne, Styx, Thalassa, Usmine (sisters), Alecto, Hecate, Megaera, Lakhesis, Lethe, Limos, Neicea, Nemesis, Oizys, Philots, Pseudea, Stilbon, Thanatis/Thanatos (brothers), Ataros (alleged brother), Algea,Īmphillogea, Androctasia, Apate, Ate, Atropos, Clotho, Dysnomia, Eleos,Įos-Hemera, Eris, Euphrosyne, Hemera, Hesperides, Hybris, Keres, Momus, Phaethon, Phainon, Phoros, Ponos, Porphyrion, Pyroeis, Somnia, Known Relatives: Nyx (mother), Erebus (allegedįather), the Oneiroi ( Morpheus, Phantasos, Phobetor) (sons), Aether, Charon, Dolos, Eosphoros,Įpahos, Epiales, Epiphron, Eros, Geres, Horcos, Lysimeles, Mache, Hulk (Bruce Banner), Nightmare, the Olympian gods (Apollo, Artemis,Īthena, Hermes, Zeus, others), Rocket Raccoon Morpheus Nyx Oneiroi Somnus Thanatos SOURCE:Įncyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses – Written by : Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes.Group Membership: Formerly Olympians (Greek gods) ( Apate, Apollo/Phoebus Apollo,Īres, Artemis, Athena/Athena Parthenos, Dolos, Hera/Hera Argeia, Hermes/Hermes Diaktoros, Neptune/Poseidon, Nyx, Oizys, Thanatis/Thanatos, Zeus/Zeus Panhellenios, others)Īffiliations: Apate, Dolos, Hawkeye (Kateīishop) (indirectly, she was part of Hypnos' sleeping army), Nyx, Oizys įormerly Ares, Euphrosyne, Hera, Thanatis Sleep-inducing incense, flowers, warm milk, anything that evokes sleep SEE ALSO: Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) Offers:
Keep his altar in a dark, quiet, restful place: a closet, if need be. ALTAR:Īnything that disturbs sleep disturbs Hypnos: bright light, noise, and so forth. Images of Hypnos were once popular cemetery monuments and gravestone motifs. He is usually envisioned as a naked, youthful man. MANIFESTATION:Ī dark-winged man or a night bird ICONOGRAPHY: Insomniacs-those who wish to sleep but cannot-can invoke Hypnos’ aid. Hypnos is served by the Oneiroi, his sons and/or brothers, Spirits of Dreams. Hypnos is perceived asthe more tender-hearted, sympathetic of the brothers. Hypnos lives with his twin brother and close companion, Thanatos, Lord of Death. His son/brother/servant, Morpheus, Lord of Dreams, makes sure that no one and no noise disturbs Hypnos’ slumber. He sleeps in an exceedingly comfortable feather bed surrounded by black curtains to further block the light. Beautiful opium poppies grow by the cave’s entrance. Hypnos lives an insomniac’s dream: a dark cave where the sun doesn’t shine and the light can’t waken him. He causes sleep by touching someone with his magic wand or fanning them with his wings. Hypnos, Lord of Sleep, is among the children of Nyx, Goddess of Night. SOURCE:Įncyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Homer’s Iliad (book 14), Hesiod’s Theogony, and Ovid’s Metamorphoses (book 11) also picture the god. Vergil’s Aeneid (book 6) pictures Hypnos as a winged youth who touches the tired with a magical branch. Hypnos had a human figure during the day but was transformed into a bird at night.
According to Hesiod’s Theogony (211,756), Hypnos lived in the underworld, but Homer says he lived in Lemnos. Hypnos (sleep) In Greek mythology, god of sleep, son of Nyx (Nox) and Erebus brother of Thanatos (death), Aether (upper sky), Cer (bane), Dreams, Hemeia, Momus (blame), Moros (portion), and Nemesis married to Pasithea father of Morpheus called Somnus by the Romans.
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