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Hypnos

/ˈhɪpnɒs/

Hypnos proper noun: 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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Proper noun

Hypnos

  1. (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.

Hypnos meaning in Marathi and Thai

Hypnos in Marathi

Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
हिपनोस hipnos

Hypnos in Thai

Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
ฮิปนอส hípnôt

Origin of Hypnos

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

Questions about Hypnos

What does Hypnos mean?
Hypnos means 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.
What is Hypnos in Marathi?
Hypnos in Marathi is हिपनोस (hipnos). See Hypnos meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Hypnos?
Hypnos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hypnos?
Hypnos is pronounced /ˈhɪpnɒs/.

Words near Hypnos in the dictionary

  1. hypnopompic
  2. hypnopompically
  3. hypnopædia
  4. hypnopædic
  5. hypnorape
  6. Hypnos
  7. hypnoscope
  8. hypnoscopes
  9. hypnosedation
  10. hypnosedative
  11. hypnosedatives

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