The son of Nyx and Erebus, twin brother of Thanatos, husband of Pasithea, and the father of the Oneiroi. ![]() This occurred during the Trojan War, and the period when Zeus was asleep, was a time when Poseidon aided the Achaeans in their fight, something which Zeus had previously forbade. (Greek mythology) The god and personification of sleep. This time Hypnos is much more wary, and initially refuses to do Hera’s work, but when the goddess promises him the hand in marriage of Pasithea, the beautiful Charity, Hypnos eventually agrees to put Zeus to sleep for a short while. Hera returns to Hypnos later to ask that he put Zeus to sleep once again. The power of Nyx is sufficient to prevent Zeus from confronting the ancient Goddess, and so Hypnos is saved from danger. Enraged, Zeus seeks to do harm to Hypnos, and the Greek god of Sleep if forced to flee to the Underworld, and the cave of his mother Nyx . On this occasion though, Zeus is not put into a deep slumber, and soon recognises the work of Hypnos. On the first occasion Hera persuades Hypnos to put her husband, Zeus, to sleep so that she might inflict harm upon Heracles, her husband’s child. Hypnos is also prominent in the plans of Hera, and on two separate occasions, the Greek goddess seeks to use the powers of Hypnos. Thanatos is more wary of his other dour siblings, preferring to leave them to their own devices. Sleep is a fleeting Death, and Death an eternal Sleep: thus their natures are intertwined. Most of all he cherishes the company of his twin brother Hypnos. Selene having fell in love with the handsome shepherd Endymion wanted her love to stay that way for ever, but Zeus had no wish to make him immortal, so instead had Hypnos put him into an eternal sleep, with his eyes wide open, allowing him to gaze for all time, and allowing Selene to always look upon his handsome face. The only beings with whom Thanatos associates freely are fellow deities of the underworld. The philologist Radici Colace will lead the public to discover this fascinating theme, in a historical-literary and interdisciplinary excursus.The work of Hypnos appears in several important mythological stories, and is prominent in the tale of Selene and Endymion. The passing of the mother of Jesus, Mary, is described as a dormition. A bond that remains indissoluble in all cultures and historical eras up to Christianity. Therefore, t hey are two intimately united figures, both children of the Night and Darkness of the Underworld. In the Iliad, Homer calls Sleep and Death the “two quick twins”. ![]() Speakers: the director of the Museum, Carmelo Malacrino, and the president of the CIS of Calabria, Loreley Rosita Borruto. For the Cycle “Life, death and travel in classical mythology: literature, iconography and music”, the philologist will hold a conference with the support of video-projections, on the theme: “Sleep and death from Hypnos and Thanatos to Dormitio Mariae”. On Thursday, June 13 th, the unmissable event is at 5.30 pm, in the Conference Room, with the International Writers’ Center of Calabria and with Professor Paola Radici Colace, Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Messina, H onorary P resident and D irector of the Scientific Committee of the CIS. The National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria is confirmed as a creative laboratory for the production of culture, as well as for the conservation and enhancement of the Calabrian cultural heritage, in collaboration with the main institutions and cultural associations in the area.
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