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'''Hypnos''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] personification of sleep. Son of the siblings [[Erebus]] and [[Nyx]], he was the twin brother of [[Thanatos]], with whom he lived in the [[Underworld]].<ref>{{WP|Hypnos}}</ref>
'''Hypnos''', also known as '''Somnus''' in Roman mythology, is the [[Greece|Greek]] personification of sleep. Son of the siblings {{Wiki|Erebos}} and {{Wiki|Nyx}}, he was brother to [[Thanatos]] with which he lived in the [[Hades|underworld]].
 
==Biography==
According to [[Layla Hassan]]'s ''Bios of the Gods'' files, Hypnos' brothers were [[Charon]] and Thanatos, and their father was Erebus.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Bios of the Gods: Charon"</ref>


==Influence==
==Influence==
Sometime during her trip to [[Elysium]], ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] destroyed several torches of Hypnos inside enemy strongholds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''</ref>
During her travels in [[Aletheia]]'s [[Aletheia's simulations|simulation]] of [[Elysium]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] destroyed several [[Torch of Hypnos|torches of Hypnos]] inside [[Persephone]]'s strongholds. She also visited a [[Hypnos' Path|cave]] dedicated to him within [[Pheraia's Retreat]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to the Greek myths, Adrestia is the sister of [[Eros]], [[Anteros]], [[Phobos (deity)|Phobos]], [[Deimos (deity)|Deimos]] and Harmonia.
*The [[Greece|Greek]] word for Hypnos, "[[wikt:Ὕπνος|Ὕπνος]]", means 'sleep'.
*The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BD%9D%CF%80%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82 Ὕπνος] means 'sleep'.
*The English word hypnosis finds its origin in the name of Hypnos.
*The English word hypnosis finds its origin in the name of Hypnos.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 15 October 2021

Hypnos is the Greek personification of sleep. Son of the siblings Erebus and Nyx, he was the twin brother of Thanatos, with whom he lived in the Underworld.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

According to Layla Hassan's Bios of the Gods files, Hypnos' brothers were Charon and Thanatos, and their father was Erebus.[2]

Influence[edit | edit source]

During her travels in Aletheia's simulation of Elysium, the Spartan misthios Kassandra destroyed several torches of Hypnos inside Persephone's strongholds. She also visited a cave dedicated to him within Pheraia's Retreat.[3]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The Greek word for Hypnos, "Ὕπνος", means 'sleep'.
  • The English word hypnosis finds its origin in the name of Hypnos.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]