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Hypnos (Greek)

Hypnos God of Sleep Abode: Underworld Symbol: Poppy Consort: Pasithea Parents: Nyx Siblings: Thánatos, Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos Children: Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos (according to Ovid) Roman equivalent: Somnus In Greek mythology, Hypnos (Ὕπνος, "sleep") was the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent was known as Somnus. His twin was Thánatos (Θάνατος, "death"); their mother was the primordial goddess Nyx (Νύξ, "night"). His palace was a dark cave where the sun never shines. At the entrance were a number of poppies and other hypnogogic plants. Hypnos's three sons or brothers represented things that occur in dreams (the Oneiroi). Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos appear in the dreams of kings. According to one story, Hypnos lived in a cave underneath a Greek island; through this cave flowed Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Endymion, sentenced by Zeus to eternal sleep, received the power to sleep with his eyes open fr...

Hyperion (Greek)

Hyperion Hyperion is the Titan of light, an early sun god. He is the son of Gaea and Uranus. He married his sister Theia. Their children Helius (the sun), Selene (the moon), and Eos (the dawn). Children Helius Selene Eos

Hygieia (Greek)

Hygieia Goddess of good health, cleanliness, and sanitation Abode: Mount Olympus Parents: Asclepius and Epione Siblings: Iaso, Panacea, Aceso, Roman equivalent: Sirona In Greek and Roman mythology, Hygieia (Greek Ὑγιεία or Hygeia Ὑγεία, Latin Hygēa or Hygīa), was a daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, the moon. She also played an important part in her father's cult. While her father was more directly associated with healing, she was associated with the prevention of sickness and the continuation of good health. Her name is the source of the word "hygiene". History At Athens, Hygieia was the subject of a local cult since at least the 7th century BC.[citation needed] "Athena Hygieia" was one of the cult titles given to Athena, as Plutarch recounts of the building of the Parthenon (447-432 BC): "A strange accident happened in the course of building, which showed that...