UNkulunkulu we-Sleep Hypnos uyindodana yobumnyama nobusuku. Unomusa-unomusa futhi unomoya omuhle, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa newele lakhe, unkulunkulu wokufa kunokuba u-Thanatos. I-Hypnos yayiyintandokazi yama-muses. Izinkolelo eziningi zihlotshaniswa nalobuNkulunkulu.
Ulwazi oluyisisekelo mayelana nkulunkulu wasendulo wesiGreki Hypnose
Kunemibono eminingi ehlukene mayelana nendawo yokuhlala. Kukhona ulwazi ukuthi uHynnos wayehlala nomfowabo ngaphansi komhlaba eHadeshe. EHomer, lo mkulunkulu uhlala esiqhingini saseLemnos. Ngokwezinye izinguqulo ezithandwayo, u-Hypnos uhlala emhumeni ezweni laseCimmerian. Kuhlale kuluhlaza futhi kukhona ukuthula okuphelele. Kulo mhume umfula we-Oblivion uvela. Eduze umnyango ukhula ngama-poppies nezinye izitshalo ezinomphumela wokubheka. Maphakathi nomhume kukhona umbhede lapho ama-Hypnos ephumula khona, futhi azungeze izidalwa ezisemhlabeni ezingenalutho - amaphupho.
UNkulunkulu Hypnos wayevezwe njengendoda ehambahamba enezinwele emhlane ngemuva noma emathempelini akhe. Ngezinye izikhathi wanezela intshebe encane. Isici sayo esiyinhloko yi-wand yokulala. Bathinta amehlo abantu, okwabenza balele. Uphawu luyi-poppy noma uphondo olunomuthi oluthile lwe-poppy. Njalo ebusuku, i-Hypnos ihamba ngenhla futhi ithululela isiphuzo soporific. UNkulunkulu unikeza abantu amaphupho amnandi, okubasiza ukuba bakhohlwe izinkinga nezinkinga ezikhona.
Ama-Hypnos anamandla okulala nabantu abangejwayelekile nezilwane kuphela, kodwa nabankulunkulu. Kunomlando othakazelisayo ngalokhu. Ngolunye usuku, uHera wabuza unkulunkulu wokulala ukuba amkhonze uZeus ukuze abulale uHercules. Emva kokuba uZeus evuke, wathukuthela futhi wayefuna ukubulala i-Hypnos, kodwa yena wayemi umama we Thread futhi wasethethelelwa. Indodana edumile kakhulu kunkulunkulu we-Hypnos nguMorpheus, olingisa abantu. Wabuye waba nendodana kaFobetor, owaphendukela ezilwaneni nasezinyoni, naseNkulumweni, ebonakala phambi kwabantu ngesimo sezinto ezahlukene ezingaphili.