Hypnos
Hypnos is the god of sleep. Aergia is a guard in his court in the Underworld.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Homeric epics.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pisetaerus, Quirinus, Hersilia, Oneiroi, Gaia, Aether, Aergia, Hades, Juno, Zeus, Demeter, Iris, Apollo, Hermes, Sol, Helios, Cronus, Phaethon, Poseidon, Oceanus, Styx, Pallas, Calypso, Leto, Jove, Morpheus
- serves
- Hera
- consort of
- Pasithea
- allied with
- Nyx
Mentioned by
- Gaia
- Aether
- Aergia
- Hades
- Juno
- Zeus
- Demeter
- Iris
- Apollo
- Hermes
- Sol
- Helios
- Cronus
- Phaethon
- Poseidon
- Oceanus
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“According to Statius, Aergia was said to be the 'torpid' guard in the court of Hypnos (Sleep) in the Underworld.”
#27543 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After Ceyx drowned in a shipwreck, Hera made Iris convey her orders to Hypnos, the god of sleep. Iris flew and found him in his cave, and informed him that Hera wished for Ceyx's wife, Alcyone, to be informed of her loved one's death in her dreams. After delivering Hera's command, Iris left immediately, not able to tolerate being near Hypnos”
#28764 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Also Hypnos (in the Iliad) makes Hera swear to him "by the inviolable water of Styx".”
#37361 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Hypnos – Personification of sleep in Greek mythology”
#44761 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“The English word "hypnosis" is derived from his name, referring to the fact that when hypnotized, a person is put into a sleep-like state (hypnosis "sleep" + -osis "condition"). The class of medicines known as "hypnotics" which induce sleep also take their name from Hypnos.”
#46042 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free