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Source Description
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 gods and mortals. Here, he is holding a cup, possibly containing water from the Lethe, one of the rivers in the underworld. Drinking water from this "river of oblivion" causes forgetfulness.
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Document identity
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15143
label
Winged Hypnos
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object
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Source metadata
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15143
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object
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normalized
title
Winged Hypnos
description
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 gods and mortals. Here, he is holding a cup, possibly containing water from the Lethe, one of the rivers in the underworld. Drinking water from this "river of oblivion" causes forgetfulness.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-3rd century BCE
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
figurines
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
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terracotta
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6256
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2177
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2121
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1
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0
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photo
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