UThixo we-Sleep Hypnos uyindodana yobumnyama nobusuku. Unomusa-onentliziyo kunye nomusa, ngakumbi xa kuthelekiswa nomzalwana wakhe wamawele, unkulunkulu wokufa kuka Thanatos. I-Hypnos yayiyintandokazi ye-muses. Inkolelo ezininzi zinxulumene nalobuThixo.
Ulwazi oluyisiseko malunga nonqulo lwangaphambili lwesiGrike elithi Hypnose
Kukho iingcamango ezahlukeneyo malunga nendawo yokuhlala yakhe. Kukho ulwazi u-Hypnos ahlala nalo nomzalwana wakhe ongaphantsi komhlaba eHades. KuHomer, lo thixo uhlala kwisiqithi saseLemnos. Ngokwezinye iinguqu ezithandwayo, u-Hypnos uhlala emqolombeni kwilizwe laseCimmerian. Kusoloko kubumnyama kwaye kukho ukuthula. Kulo mqolomba umlambo we-Oblivion uvela. Ephantse kwangoo kukhula i-poppies kunye nezinye izityalo ezineempembelelo. Phakathi kwendawo yomhlaba kukho umbhede apho i-Hypnos iphumla khona, kwaye ijikeleze kuyo izidalwa ezingezantsi zengqondo - amaphupha.
UThixo Hypnos wayebonakaliswa njengendoda ehamba kunye neephiko emva komva wakhe okanye eetempileni zakhe. Ngamanye amaxesha wanezela intshebe encinane. Isalathiso sazo esona siyinqanawa yokulala. Bachukumisa amehlo abantu, okwabenza balele. Isimboli ngumpoppy okanye uphondo olunombane oluthile. Ubusuku bonke, i-Hypnos ihamba ngentla ngaphantsi komhlaba kwaye idlulisa isiselo esiphucukileyo. UThixo unikela abantu amaphupha amnandi, okubangela ukuba bawulibale iingxaki kunye neengxaki ezikhoyo.
I-Hypnos inegunya lokulala kuphela abantu abaqhelekileyo kunye nezilwanyana, kodwa noothixo. Kukho umdlalo onomdla ngale nto. Ngolunye usuku, uHera wacela unkulunkulu wokulala ukuba akhuphe uZeus ukuze awonakalise iHercules. Emva kokuba uZeus evuke, wayecaphukile kwaye wayefuna ukubulala i-Hypnos, kodwa yena wayemi umama weTube kwaye waxolelwa. Unyana odume kakhulu unkulunkulu ka-Hypnos nguMormpheus, olingisa abantu. Kwakhona waba nendodana kaFobetor, owajika waba yizilwanyana kunye neentaka, kunye neNkcazo, ebonakala phambi kwabantu ngendlela yezinto ezingafaniyo.