Hypnos

[ hip-nos ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Hypnos

/ ˈhɪpnɒs /

See Morpheus
Greek myth the god of sleep Roman counterpartSomnus Compare Morpheus

Origin of Hypnos¹

< Greek hýpnos sleep; cognate with Old English swefn, Latin somnus, Welsh hun; sopor

Origin of Hypnos¹

Greek: sleep

When she arose, at length, she met the eyes of Hypnos and Oneiros and Thanatos—the gentle gods who give forgetfulness to men.

"Hypnos," I sighed the word; and—another face, Fanny's, seemed to melt into and mingle with the visionary features.

For there, of a delicate veined fairness against the white paper, lay a minute copy in ivory of none but lovely Hypnos.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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