Hypnos

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Hypnos

/ˈhɪpnɒs/
/ˈhɪpnoʊs/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos, literally “Sleep”).

proper noun

Greek 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.

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name Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep

Español	Hipnos
한국어	히프노스 Hipeunoseu
日本語	ヒュプノス Hyupunosu
Português	Hipnos
Français	Hypnos
Deutsch	Hypnos
Italiano	Ipno
Ελληνικά	Ύπνος Ýpnos
Română	Hypnos
Русский	Ги́пнос Gípnos, Гипно́с Gipnós
עברית	היפנוס

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"Hypnos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypnos. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Hypnos. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypnos

Chicago

"Hypnos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypnos.

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@misc{hypnos_2026,
  title = {Hypnos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypnos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}