Hypnos

Hypnos is the Greek god of sleep.

Mythology
Zeus had an affair and it bore him his son Heracles. Hera hated Heracles and she wanted to torment him but she couldn't because Zeus was always protecting him from her wrath. Hera had Hypnos make Zeus fall asleep so that she could torment Heracles. After Zeus woke up he chased Hypnos and found him in his mother's arms. Not wanting to anger Nyx, Zeus let his anger at bay.

During the Trojan War, Hera wanted to aid the Achaians.but Zeus wouldn't allow her to. Hera asked Hypnos to make him fall asleep again but he refused, not wanting to anger Zeus again. However, when Hera offered him the love of Pasithea he couldn't refuse.

Hera seduced Zeus and afterwards, Hypnos made him fall asleep. Hypnos then went to Poseidon and had him aid the Achaians. Zeus never found out that Hypnos had made him fall asleep.

Abode
Hypnos is the winged god of sleep. His symbols include the poppy, a horn of opium, an inverted torch, and a branch dipped in the River Lethe.

Hypnos lives in a cave in the Underworld.

Family

 * Mother: Nyx
 * Twin Brother: Thanatos
 * Wife: Pasithea
 * Children: See All