Gr. Myth. the god of sleep, identified with the Roman Somnus
Origin of Hypnos
Classical Greek Hypnos from hypnos: see hypno-Hypnos
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Hypnos
noun
Greek MythologyThe god of sleep.
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Proper noun
Origin
From Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Hupnos, literally “Sleep”).
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