Hypnos

Summary

Hypnos is a Greek deity^[1]. He draws 2,784 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #30 of 151).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hypnos's father was Erebos^[3].
• Hypnos's mother was Nyx^[4].
• Hypnos was married to Pasithea^[5].
• A child of Hypnos was Morpheus^[6].
• A child of Hypnos was Oneiroi^[7].
• A child of Hypnos was Phantasos^[8].
• A child of Hypnos was Phobetor^[9].
• Hypnos is recorded as male^[10].
• Hypnos's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[11].
• Hypnos's Commons category is recorded as Hypnos^[12].
• Hypnos's said to be the same as is recorded as Somnus^[13].
• Hypnos's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[14].
• Hypnos's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as sleep^[15].
• Hypnos's depicted by is recorded as Hypnos from Villa Adriana^[16].
• Hypnos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Hypnos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Hypnos's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Hypnos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Hypnos's present in work is recorded as Iliad^[21].
• Hypnos's present in work is recorded as Hades^[22].
• Hypnos's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ὕπνος'}^[23].
• Hypnos's domain of saint or deity is recorded as sleep^[24].
• Hypnos's sibling is recorded as Thanatos^[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Hypnos's father was Erebos^[3]. His mother was Nyx^[4].

Personal Life

Hypnos was married to Pasithea^[5]. Children include Morpheus^[6], a Greek deity^[26]; Oneiroi^[7], a sibling group^[27]; Phantasos^[8], a Greek deity^[28]; and Phobetor^[9], a Greek deity^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hypnos include hypnosis^[30], an altered state of consciousness^[31] and 14827 he^[32], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

Hypnos draws 2,784 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #30 of 151).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include hypnosis^[30], an altered state of consciousness^[31] and 14827 he^[32], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[33].

FAQs

Who were Hypnos's parents?

Hypnos's father was Erebos^[3]. Hypnos's mother was Nyx^[4].

Who was Hypnos married to?

Hypnos's spouses include Pasithea^[5].