Winged Hypnos

4th-3rd century BCE 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) Citation Source image

Hypnos, the Greek personification of Sleep and son of Nyx (Night), appears as a winged child or youth; he closely resembles his twin brother Thanatos (Death) as well as Eros. His attributes can include a horn containing sleep-inducing liquids or poppy seeds to bring slumber to...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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