Hypnos

H4Y4P3N1O1S1
/ˈhɪpnɒs//ˈhɪpnoʊs/

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.

OriginAncient Greek Ὕπνος →
UncommonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὝπνος
  2. EnglishHypnos

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

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Ὕπνος
  • Ὕπνος (Húpnos)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Bulgarian Хипнос
  • Хипнос (Hipnos)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Catalan Himnos
  • HimnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Chinese Cantonese 許普諾斯 /许普诺斯
  • 許普諾斯 /许普诺斯 (heoi² pou² nok⁶ si¹)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Czech Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Danish Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Dutch Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Estonian Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Finnish Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
French Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
German Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Greek Ύπνος
  • Ύπνος (Ýpnos)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Hebrew היפנוס
  • היפנוסHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Hungarian Hüpnosz
  • HüpnoszHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Italian Ipno
  • IpnoHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Japanese ヒュプノス
  • ヒュプノス (Hyupunosu)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Korean 히프노스
  • 히프노스 (Hipeunoseu)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Lithuanian Hipnas
  • HipnasHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Norwegian Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Polish Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Portuguese Hipnos
  • HipnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Romanian Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Russian Ги́пнос, Гипно́с
  • Ги́пнос (Gípnos)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
  • Гипно́с (Gipnós)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Slovak Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Spanish Hipnos
  • HipnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Swedish Hypnos
  • HypnosHypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Thai ฮิปนอส
  • ฮิปนอส (hípnôt)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Ukrainian Гі́пнос
  • Гі́пнос (Hípnos)Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep
Cite this entry
APA

Hypnos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hypnos

MLA

“Hypnos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hypnos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hypnos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hypnos.

Source: Hypnos on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.