How do you use Hypnos in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like deity or divinity, plus the exact meaning.
Hypnos meaning
The god and personification of sleep. The son of Nyx and Erebus, twin brother of Thanatos, husband of Pasithea, and the father of the Oneiroi. His Roman counterpart is Somnus.
Using Hypnos
- The main meaning on this page is: The god and personification of sleep. The son of Nyx and Erebus, twin brother of Thanatos, husband of Pasithea, and the father of the Oneiroi. His Roman counterpart is Somnus.
- Useful related words include: deity, divinity, god, immortal.
- In the example corpus, hypnos often appears in combinations such as: hypnos is, of hypnos, that hypnos.
Context around Hypnos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hypnos
- In this selection, "hypnos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, iliad, featuring, find, used, himself and helping stand out and add context to how "hypnos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include art featuring hypnos is a and beds with hypnos mattresses a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hypnos" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hypnos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hypnos in the Iliad Hypnos used his powers to trick Zeus. (11 words)
Hypnos managed to avoid Zeus by hiding with his mother, Nyx. (11 words)
When Zeus awoke he was furious and went on a rampage looking for Hypnos. (14 words)
Ovid wrote that the river flowed through the cave of Hypnos, god of sleep, where its murmuring would induce drowsiness. citation The shades of the dead were required to drink the waters of the Lethe in order to forget their earthly life. (42 words)
Attention is given to the most important details: king-sized beds with Hypnos mattresses, a big mirror, a television, USB ports and a capsule-like, glass wet room with a rainfall shower. (32 words)
Also known as the Ameles potamos (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. (31 words)
Example sentences (18)
Hypnos in the Iliad Hypnos used his powers to trick Zeus.
One of the most famous works of art featuring Hypnos is a bronze head of Hypnos himself, now kept in the British Museum in London.
Thanks to Hypnos helping to trick Zeus, the war changed its course to Hera's favor, and Zeus never found out that Hypnos had tricked him one more time.
As the embodiment of sleep, it's not uncommon to find Hypnos snoozing upon players' return to the House of Hades.
Attention is given to the most important details: king-sized beds with Hypnos mattresses, a big mirror, a television, USB ports and a capsule-like, glass wet room with a rainfall shower.
The five bedrooms are fairly equal in size, with simple but considered furnishings including Hypnos beds, Sisal carpets and Acapulco chairs covered with sheepskin.
After receiving love and desirability, she moves on to ask Hypnos if he will knock Zeus unconscious.
Also known as the Ameles potamos (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.
An example of one vase that Hypnos is featured on is called "Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus," which is part of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston’s collection.
Hera called on Hypnos and asked him to help her by putting Zeus to sleep.
However, before they could do their work and send out the dreams, first Hypnos had to put the recipient to sleep.
Hypnos made her swear by the river Styx and call on gods of the underworld to be witnesses so that he would be ensured that he would marry Pasithea.
Hypnos managed to avoid Zeus by hiding with his mother, Nyx.
In this vase, Hypnos is shown as a winged god dripping Lethean water upon the head of Ariadne as she sleeps.
Ovid wrote that the river flowed through the cave of Hypnos, god of sleep, where its murmuring would induce drowsiness. citation The shades of the dead were required to drink the waters of the Lethe in order to forget their earthly life.
So she had Hypnos put Zeus to sleep, and set blasts of angry winds upon the sea while Heracles was still sailing home.
This made Hypnos reluctant to accept Hera's proposal and help her trick Zeus again.
When Zeus awoke he was furious and went on a rampage looking for Hypnos.
Common combinations with hypnos
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hypnos is 3×
- of hypnos 3×
- that hypnos 2×
- hypnos had 2×
- hypnos and 2×