Greek mythology hypnos
The Meliae impregnated by the blood from castration of Uranus:.The Gigantes impregnated by the blood from castration of Uranus:.Aoide (song) 1 of the 3 original Boeotian muses.Mneme (memory) 1 of the 3 original Boeotian muses.
Melete (practice) 1 of the 3 original Boeotian muses.Uranus (the heavens) parthenogenetic offspring of Gaia or Nyx by parthenogenesis or Aether and Gaia or Aether and Hemera or Aether and Nyx.the Keres (death spirits) by parthenogenesis 99 from Nyx (or Erebus and Nyx 3*):.Eris (strife, discord) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Geras (old age, aging) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Philotes (friendship, affection, sex) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Moros (doom, destiny) by parthenogenesis 99*from Nyx.Dolos 3* alternatively Erebos and Nyx 7*.Aergia (personification of sloth and laziness) alternatively Gaia alone.Aether (light/upper air) from Erebus and Nyx 3*:.Apate (deceit) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Nemesis (indignation, retribution) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.The Moirai (the Fates) by parthenogenesis from Nyx (or Zeus and Themis or daughters of Ananke 5*).Some accounts include a fourth, others a total of seven. Hesperathusa/ Hesperarethusa/ Hesperethusa (ox-eyed sunset glow).The Hesperides (daughters of the evening) by parthenogenesis from Nyx (or Erebus and Nyx 3* or others).Oizys (misery) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Momus (blame, satire, mockery) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Phantasos (inanimate objects in prophetic dreams).Icelos/Ikelos (people in prophetic dreams).The Oneiroi (dreams) by parthenogenesis from Nyx (or Erebus and Nyx 3* or Hypnos and Pasithea 4*).Hypnos (sleep) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.Thanatos (death) by parthenogenesis from Nyx.These were the first four primordial/protogenoi gods created according to the Greek mythology creation story. In the beginning Chaos emerged from the void, followed by Earth ( Gaia), then Tartarus then Eros. Bold = masculine entities and bold+Italics = feminine entities. ADDucation’s Greek Mythology Creation Story was compiled by Joe Connor and last updated 11:54 am.ĪDDucation Tips: Click the➕ or ? icons to open/close Greek mythology creation story sections.Useful for all students of ancient Greek mythology and an epic bedtime story for horrible history fans. The ancient greek creation story focuses on the family tree of the three main “dynasties” which ruled the cosmos according to Greek mythology. We’ve organized the primordial deities and ancient Greek gods and goddesses into a chronological order greek mythology timeline. But before they were able to act, their father Hypnos had to do the work, putting people to sleep.Greek Mythology Creation Story ? Ancient Greek Mythology Timeline ✨ĪDDucation’s Greek mythology creation story explains how the world was created based on the works of Greek philosophers Hesiod and Homer.
The latter was believed to be the gate for the false dreams. The cave had two gates – one made of the buckhorn the other of the ivory – so that they could choose what dreams to send. The myth says that Oneiroi lived at the shores of the Ocean in the West, in the cave close to Hades. Oneiroi, The Dream-Bearing Sons Of Hypnos Their sons – Oneiroi (meaning “dreams” in Greek) were: Morpheus, Ikelos, Phobetor, and Phantasos. There were rumors (well, they exist even in mythology!) that Hypnos and Pasithea had even a thousand children, but the most common belief is that they had four sons.
Their marriage was a direct result of Hypnos’s blackmail to Hera – in order to do her a very tricky favor regarding the Trojan War, Hypnos asked for Pasithea and Hera had no choice so she offered her to Hypnos. Hypnos was married to the youngest of the Graces – Pasithea (or Pasithee), a deity of hallucination or relaxation, depending on the interpretation. One version suggests that Hypnos lived in the cave under one Greek island, Lemnos, and that through his cave the river of forgetfulness, Lethe, used to flow.
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Hypnos lived in the dark cave, in the Hades (Underworld), whose entrance was full of poppies and other hypnotic plants. In Hesiod’s version though, Hypnos had no father. Hypnos was the son of goddess Nyx (meaning “night”) and Erebus (deep darkness, or shadow). Ikelos: He was the one creating the true dreams, making them more realistic. Phantasus: He was the one creating the fake and illusional dreams, and had no animus form. He was the personification of nightmare, taking the form of huge and scary animals. Phobetor: He was the one who created the scary dreams. Morpheus: The Winged God of Dreams, able to take any human form in dreams. Wife: Pasithea, the deity of hallucinations