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Oneiroi (Dreams)

The Oneiroi or Dreams were the children of either Nox (Nyx), the goddess of night, or Somnus (Hypnos), the god of sleep. The Oneiroi were Icelos or Phoebetor, Morpheus, and Phantasos.

All three gods had the ability to assume various forms. Morpheus could assume the form of a human, while Phoebetor could transform himself into any animal. Phantasos could only assume the shape of inanimate objects such as rocks, trees, or water.

The Oneiroi dwelt at the entrance to the Underworld.

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Roman Deities:

  • • Jupiter
  • • Mars
  • • Quirinus
  • • Juno
  • • Minerva
  • • Mercury
  • • Janus
  • • Diana
  • • Venus
  • • Cupid (Amor)
  • • Vulcan
  • • Neptune
  • • Pluto (Dis)
  • • Tellus (Terra Mater)
  • • Saturn
  • • Ops
  • • Consus
  • • Ceres
  • • Proserpina
  • • Liber
  • • Bellona
  • • Picus
  • • Faunus
  • • Bona Dea (Fauna)
  • • Silvanus
  • • Flora
  • • Pales
  • • Vertumnus and Pomona
  • • Fornax
  • • Egeria
  • • Salus
  • • Somnus
  • • Oneiroi (Dreams)
  • • Fortuna
  • • Felicitas
  • • Pax
  • • Juturna
  • • Fontus
  • • Vesta
  • • Penates
  • • Lares
Somnus

Somnus

Somnus was the Roman god of sleep. Somnus was known to the Greeks as Hypnos. Somnus was said to have a thousand sons, including the Oneiroi (Dreams), the gods of dreams, which included Icelos or Phoebetor, Morpheus, and Phantasos.

September 10th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Morpheus

Morpheus

The Greek god of dreams. Morpheus was the son of Hypnos or the Roman Somnus ("Sleep"). Morpheus was seen as a black-winged god. In the Roman myths, he was only one of the gods of dreams, known as the Oneiroi (Dreams). There were 999 other sons of ...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Nyx (Night)

Nyx (Night)

Goddess of the night. Nyx was identified by the Romans as Nox, and was often identified as just Night. Nyx was born together with Erebus, Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros ("Love"), out of Chaos. By her brother Erebus, Nyx bore Aether ("Upper Air") and Hem...

April 19th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Hypnos

Hypnos

Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep. The Romans identified Hypnos with Somnus, the Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx. Hypnos was the brother of Thanatos, as well of Moros ("Doom"), Nemesis and Fates. Hypnos was the father of Morpheus, th...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Nymphs

Nymphs

The nymphs (Νύμφαι) were minor female deities or spirits who inhabited the mountains, woods, waters and seas. Like the gods, some were literally forces of nature. They were indistinguishable from the elements of nature. There were quite a few diff...

August 31st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Erebus (Darkness)

Erebus (Darkness)

Erebus was born together with Nyx, Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros ("Love"), out of Chaos. With his sister Nyx, Erebus was the father of Aether ("Upper Air") and Hemera ("Day"). See Creation, Theogony of Hesiod. Apart from the part he played in the Creat...

April 19th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Thanatos

Thanatos

Thanatos was the Greek god of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and brother of Hypnos (Sleep), as well of Moros (Doom), Nemesis and Fates. At Troy, Thanatos and Hypnos carried the body of Sarpedon home in Lycia, when Patroclus killed Sarp...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Melinoe Goddess: The Second Goddess of the Underworld

Melinoe Goddess: The Second Goddess of the Underworld

Melinoe goddess was the bringer of madness, nightmares, and darkness in Greek mythology. She is most famously referred to in the Orphic Hymns. The goddess led a life full of events as she was associated with a few well-known characters in Greek my...

February 16th, 2024 • Ancient Literature
Other Nymphs

Other Nymphs

There are some nymphs that don't fall in any of the above categories or groups, so I have some additional articles here. For Echo, see Narcissus and Echo. For Salmacis, see Hermaphroditus.

August 31st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Eos

Eos

Goddess of dawn. Eos was the daughter of Hyperion and Theia. The Romans identified her as Aurora. Some say that she brought dawn by riding her chariot across the sky, while others say that she was a winged-goddess. Her horses that pull her chariot...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
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