It is usually called "Ancient Greece", a period of time that spans from 1200 BC. C, until 146 BC, when the territories belonging to the civilization were conquered by the Roman Empire. During this time various thinkers were born, well ahead of their time, who were in charge of establishing the foundations of modern sciences; Furthermore, Greek citizens had a weakness for art: through it they managed to express their devotion to the different Gods and heroes of their land. Another facet, which remains attractive to this day, is that of its religion; the ancients were characterized by keeping a respect for divine laws, in addition to faithfully believing in the rites and ceremonies that were celebrated in honor of the gods.
Among the figures that the Greeks used to worship is Hypnos, the God of sleep, drowsiness. Its name comes from the ancient Greek Ὕπνος ”, whose literal meaning is“ Dream ”or“ Sopor ”. Like many of the figures in mythology, his origin is not entirely clear; his birth is often attributed to Nix, the main Goddess of the night, who may have conceived him without male intervention, although Erebus, the personification of darkness, is also mentioned as his progenitor. He was twin brother of Thanatos, who represented death without violence; Both shared, according to Homer, a soft style, in addition to arguing about the mortals they would take. In art he was, for the most part, represented as a naked young man, with a beard and wings on his temples or shoulders; in temples, his image was placed close to the representation of death.
It was a creature of darkness. Some said that he inhabited a cave, while others claimed that he had an underground palace that he shared with his brother Thanatos, very close to the home of his mother, Nix; Also, it was commented that at the entrance to his dwelling, all kinds of hypnotic plants grew. He had a thousand children with Pasítea, one of the carites, who were known as Oneiros; three of them had an important role in the stories of mythology, since they appeared in the dreams of kings and emperors: Morpheus, Fobetor and Fantaso.
