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| Somnus | |
|---|---|
God of sleep | |
 Somnus and Mors, Sleep and His Half-Brother Death by John William Waterhouse | |
| Abode | Underworld |
| Genealogy | |
| Children | The Somnia, which included Morpheus, Phobetor, and Phantasos |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Hypnos |
In Roman mythology, Somnus ("sleep") is the personification of sleep.[1] His Greek counterpart is Hypnos. Somnus resided in the underworld. According to Virgil, Somnus was the brother of Death (Mors),[2] and according to Ovid, Somnus had a 'thousand' sons,[3] the Somnia ('dream shapes'), who appear in dreams 'mimicking many forms'.[4] Ovid named three of the sons of Somnus: Morpheus, who appears in human guise, Icelos / Phobetor, who appears as beasts, and Phantasos, who appears as inanimate objects.[5]
- ^ Jordan, s.v. Somnus p. 291; Tripp, s.v. Somnus, p. 534.
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 6.278
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.633.
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.613.
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.633–643.
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