English Explanatory Dictionary

Hypnos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪpnɒs/ /ˈhɪpnoʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hypnos.wav

Word forms

Hypnos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos, literally “Sleep”).

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