The Messed Up Mythology™ of Hypnos, God of Sleep | Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

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» Hypnos in ancient text: www.theoi.com/Daimon/Hypnos.html
» Hypnos and Hera's Conversation from The Iliad: www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/...
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#GreekMythology #MythologyExplained #Hades

[@JonSolo]

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[@nworook5726]

Yes

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do a video on the Sandman

[@mietek3921]

@@nworook5726 no

[@rusteshackleferd8115]

I must say I might have a second patron diety to worship!

[@sdb9884]

My daughter has a Helix Midnight and loves it! She also has back issues. I will get one eventually!

[@BitchyHistory]

Nyx: don't speak to me or my son ever again.

[@dualpromaxgamingandmemes7635]

😹

[@galaxylaurels3539]

🤣🤣🤣

[@IronHawk5]

Thanatos or Hypnos?

[@BitchyHistory]

@@IronHawk5 I mean this was in reference to this video, so Hypnos.

[@IronHawk5]

@@BitchyHistory k

[@EmeraldEyes1776]

I love the mythology guy's skit on the myth involving Zeus and Hypnos. It's hysterical. "Any last words Hypnos?" "Uh... Mommy?!" "...Not what I was expecting..."

[@Underboy-jh6nr]

I ruined the 69 i took it to 70

[@a_literalrat1096]

@Swag Style Sasune he just like me fr 😩

[@AbyssalPrince]

To be fair in Hypnos's defense he seems more like a nieve kid

[@_-drowsy-_]

@@AbyssalPrinceyeah I always draw him as a kid

[@Just_niaxx]

I blame Hypnos for making me go to sleep in the day but I also blame Epiales for giving me nightmares throughout the night!

[@georgevarughese4886]

Haa haa 🤣 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@luna_kocho4737]

Same

[@johnlawful2272]

Better him than freddy

[@jiraiya4941]

Wish i could sleep in the day but it wont work

[@emmitstewart1921]

sounds like you need testing for sleep apnea.

[@kristinaxfrost]

Hypnos is one of those gods who could wreck literally everybody's lives if he wasn't so chill. He's described as being a calm and gentle god who is very happy to lend a hand to mortals with their sleeping problems. He can literally jump into your sleeping brain and do whatever the hell he wants - make you forget things, give you misleading or prophetic dreams, whatever - when you're asleep, you're his bitch lol. (In the Iliad, I think) Hyonos gets away with putting ZEUS to sleep - TWICE (first time thanks to Mummy, second time Zeus didn't even know what had happened and nobody told him lol). And that's not the craziest part - the sleep he put Zeus into was SO deep, it was like DEATH (fitting, since Thanatos is Hypnos's twin). Hypnos stopped all mental activity in Zeus's brain. It's a shame Hypnos isn't featured more in mythology - it'd be sick to see a story where he gets pissed at someone, just to see what he'd do! Edit: I also love that in the Hades game there's a reference to Hypnos's power - he puts the entire house to sleep, Hades included.

[@christopherdubebanda2327]

That’s actually cool Hypnos if used right could probably be a real threat

[@foodofthegods]

Here I shall quote Hesiod’s Theogony: “And the former of them (Hypnos) roam peacefully over the earth and the sea’s broad back and is kindly to men; but the other (Thanatos) has a heart of iron, and his spirit within him is pitiless as bronze; whomsoever of men he has once seized he holds fast; and he is hateful even to the deathless gods.”

[@Kei-Sarah]

*some poor dude staring at the wall that’s going all spotty and wavy * Hypnos my dude please it’s been days I’m sorry Hypnos: “sleep is for the weak” now suffer from your hubris mortal * sips nectar with Minotaur silly straw design*

[@shenzhendrake2429]

Hypnos isn't really so chill god/ titan, he just prefers to sleep and take naps most of the time.. he's too lazy or sleepy to even do something terrible.

[@kilensrene707]

Wasn’t it that he couldn’t put Zeus to sleep like actually sleep cause the Iliad described at as no matter how Hypnos tried he could not put the king of Olympus to sleep for all his worth

[@davidogundipe808]

As someone who's preparing to sleep I'm interested in knowing more thanks Jon Solo.

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

It’s 3:45 in afternoon

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper Different time zones?

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper Maybe not where he is in the world lol.

[@meetaverma8372]

Yep

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

@@anttibjorklund1869 go outside right now and look at the sun ☀️!😵

[@ladynikkie]

"welcome to The House of Hades!" I saw that thumbnail and I couldn't resist 😂

[@GOLDENBLOOD96]

“Where death is our life!”

[@niyateepatharvat9817]

Jon Solo making a video about the god of sleep. Me watching it at 4 am:Why does this seems so wrong?

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Because you should be asleep lol.

[@marykavalesky1204]

Not me watching this at 4:46 am

[@swolby9230]

I love Hypnos! I also appreciate how you brought up the 'Hades' iteration; love that game.

[@devinthequeen8078]

Whats the name of the game nd can you play it on your phone

[@swolby9230]

@@devinthequeen8078 like I said, it's called 'Hades' and I play it on the Switch. I'm pretty sure you can also play it on Playstation and PC. Also, no, it cannot be played on a phone.

[@biker_writer9892]

As a practitioner of Hellenismos, I LOVE that you do these videos on our Old Tales. They really help spread awareness, not only of our culture, but of our faith as well! Keep doing your thing Jon!

[@Karen-vl7vf]

"that's the only place in pop culture where he's featured even remotely prominently" ...so are we just going to forget the fact that he was the main boss of a whole tower in the snow queen storyline of the original persona?

[@singularleaf3895]

Let's also not forget the Percy Jackson books where Cronos almost wins because he is aided by Hypnos.

[@ellae994]

as a christian, i felt the intro on a spiritual level

[@panasonicyt1116]

It sound so good

[@idontknowhowtochangemyusername]

Same, I'm also a Christian 😄

[@xdustyx2982]

Same

[@phantomgamer1343]

SMe

[@magnumta5946]

@@idontknowhowtochangemyusername SAME I thought I was the only one!!! Yet I really like other mythologies (I just woke up too)

[@batsignal3469]

Nyx:"DON'T touch my baby!" Zeus:" GRRRRRRRRRRR FINE!"

[@danielmeredith4222]

Your the best teacher ever and one the best youtubeers I've ever seen. You always now how to entertain educate and enthrall us. I really love how you read the dialogue to with story. You gave me gooseflesh just so good man cheers to you Jon. Your fan Dan :)

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

A suggestion: how do you feel about talking about fictional works encompassed with greek mythology? I am reading Circe right now and it is amazing how well the author weaves the myths together in a cohesive manner while changing some details to keep it interesting and create a original narrative.

[@hanns115]

Off topic but not… this is exactly what I loved about the once upon a time show. They found incredible ways to connect and intertwine the fairy tales together

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

@@hanns115 me too. I get that it dragged around season 5, but I like how they made the fairytale characters evolve. For example, the frozen season was mixed, but I like how they wrote Elsa. Even though her voice was monotone and kind of cold like the original, she did not run away from being queen. Instead of Anna trying to save Elsa, Elsa went hell and back for Anna making mistakes along the way. She was loyal to her loved ones and willing to accept help which the original Elsa did not do. I can go on an in about Anna too, but this post is longer than you may want to read.

[@hanns115]

@@gabrielleduplessis7388 I agree, the plot really started to drag on in season 5 but they still managed to entangle new characters into it. I personally also loved the 7th season. I know most people thought it completely unnecessary but I loved it because I personally loved the idea of all the same fairy tale characters but different versions from different realms because it could be infinite possibilities that way

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

@@hanns115 i liked season 7 for the premise as well, but do not understand the different versions of the original characters like cinderella. What made rapunzel fun was we only saw her once and then she transformed into the step mother or characters like Naveen and Tianna that we have not seen it. I also shipped ivy and Henry and wrote fan fiction based off that. Her dynamic with Anastasia was interesting too, but if they were new characters vs. the Cinderella ones, I may have liked them more. Seeing Zelena with Robin and seeing Alice too was priceless.

[@hanns115]

@@gabrielleduplessis7388 I get what you mean. Personally I did like the idea of having infinite versions of different characters but at the same time it could have been done a bit better and omg, I just love Alice and Robin, they're so cuuuttteee

[@MorganB101]

If we never slept we’d all look like Cosmo and Wanda in that one episode that Timmy wished there was no more sleep.🤦🏾‍♀️

[@joedollins5552]

This was great, i knew of hypnos but was unaware of any stories with in them, im always surprised with how much i learn about greek mythology that i didnt already know, thanks

[@angelmaycock4600]

Jon: talking about sleeping Me: watching this at two in the morning when I should be sleeping 👁👄👁

[@floridafrostbite8002]

I’ve actually heard of something where half siblings actually can be born at the same time. So it still makes sense.

[@candiigurl7893]

I'm feelin' kinda sleepy myself. Not because of the video, though. I just ate lunch on an empty stomach. I wonder if Hypnos has a brother named "Itis"? 🤔😂

[@ladyapocalypse1512]

Got me on that one lol

[@CieJe.Alexander]

Better than eating lunch when you're full 😛

[@foodofthegods]

His brother is the god of literal DEATH (peaceful death but still)

[@childofpersia1213]

Do a Nemesis video! If there’s enough content - if not, you could do a video with a bunch of minor Gods who don’t have enough content for one video. A smorgasbord video!

[@danielmeredith4222]

I want to go to that cave of sleep place. You read that part so well Jon well done man. I will never forget this. Im gonna go over again here and there to recapture that reading wow.

[@myst1741]

Literally all I knew about him before this, was that he was a thing! and what I learned in Hades xD Spectacular game

[@NorthKoreanLover89484]

Jon solo is the actual god of sleep his voice makes me so sleepy

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

He's Hypnos in disguise :P

[@azhri01]

I literally use his videos to go to sleep, honestly. It’s funny I’ve listened to most of his messed up origins of Norse, Greek mythology and Alice in wonderland series so much to go to sleep I can pretty much quote them word for word now

[@georgevarughese4886]

@@azhri01 kool

[@DonnaSnyder]

Your use of classic art and classical poetry really strengthened the video. Another interesting part of Nyx's myth is that after having children with her brother she had numerous others by parthenogenisis.

[@lordeagustin5578]

This is all completely new to me today. So you could imagine my surprise when Zeus backed off from the mommy .

[@Vampireangel1011]

Oh yeah, Nyx can be super terrifying especially being a primordial Goddess lol

[@JediBlueDog]

Nyx is the daughter and wife of chaos and the primordial goddess of night she is horrifying

[@aaryannayoung1758]

Why did I love his voice when he was reading where hypnos lives

[@harrystansfield6177]

I first learned of Hypnos from the second Percy Jackson arc. I think it was lost hero. I love how his demigod children are portrayed and overall was really intrigued by him

[@jasminepuskey3343]

I’m finally not two weeks late to new videos!

[@januaryjones7207]

Me too 🤣

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

I love the fact that He was always depicted as gentle and kind god. He and his twin Thanatos (peaceful death) And as someone who love how they portrayed hypnos I still think they did him dirty. Especially the fact that he manages every sleep , dreams and nightmares night terrorist etc ( yes he does that too in some myths) and takes those who died in their sleeps to Hades. He works arguably more than Thantos. And they never let him say that?? Done dirty man. His genuine self and 'sincere' sarcasm was amazing though. And dude Hypnos is powerful too please.

[@kirapiazzi]

I love greco-roman mythology and your videos on it! Please make a video on the sirens!

[@Vampireangel1011]

I had a conversation with a coworker about Nyx and her children, And i didn't think the river styx was actually her child, but after this i'm glad i was proven wrong XD I look forward to all your greco-roman mythology videos because I'm a polythestic/hellenic pagan and learning about all these different deities from you makes it so easy to learn about them more

[@dafttool]

A Hypnos video sponsored by a mattress company is some next level shit. 👍🏽

[@colosine]

Hypnos was the inspiration for the Pokemon Hypno, and I'd say that's more prominent in pop culture than hades

[@dkf315]

Who would win in Pokemon? Hypno or Giglipuff?

[@lisemzarate4029]

This video had absolutely Devine timing, for one. Also learned a bit of info, that could be a bit life shifting honestly. 🤔 Awesome video ,I appreciate the research you put into this, 👑🦄😎

[@okaminokuro]

The even Zeus won't pick a fight with Nyx tale is my absolute favorite myth in all of antiquity

[@urielacevedo]

Just saw you posted and clicked so fast. Love your content man keep up the great work! I love Hades!

[@donnagarrett289]

I've always loved different mythologies so I already knew about him somewhat but he has a big part in the movie "Monkey Bone"

[@mkaymikes]

There is no better feeling the watching a jon solo video

[@user-xz3hx3oh9h]

I love your videos so much man :)

[@TheMysticSaint]

Never heard of Hypnos before. A+ on all the mythology videos. I'm loving them!

[@shadowsun5704]

I was just looking for this video on your channel yesterday! :U

[@hypnojon32]

Hypnos at last! Thanks for a very concise rundown! I really enjoyed it!

[@CMKGAMINJ]

Love the vids they so interesting never get bored watching your vids like other people vids sometimes

[@Luke-uf3jw]

This was very cool to learn about. Good job on this video.

[@ansonkhyip]

you and your channel have motivated me to pick up Ovid’s Metamorphoses again after giving up (three books in) two years ago, thank you Jon 🧡

[@B3rT286]

I really enjoy your content. Especially binge watching it

[@Bookwormtalksabout]

I love how there’s literally a section called Blackmail for Likes 😂 Jon I love you so much!

[@macxxx007]

Very nice! Beyond his name I did not know much about Hypnos! Thanks so much for the vid and will be sure to check your other vids soon!

[@M.Mana12]

Language fact that I wanted to share 😉Somnus is like "sommeil" the word for sleep in French and also "somnifère"(sleeping pill).

[@kiwibean6]

Hey I just discovered you and I am amazed, thankful for the amount of research u put in your content. I had a request: can u pls do one video on nyx the Greek goddess. Thank you

[@TheSeaofScience]

Is Hypnos’ wife the origin of the word “pacify”?

[@foodofthegods]

Wait- …………..MAYBE

[@djosermoore6927]

this was a very great episode ,super cool

[@johnsnow9210]

Mr. Solo, I appreciate you. May the stars bend to your will!

[@maw500]

Dude love all your videos been following for years.

[@kubi1155]

I love your channel! I only knew of Hypnos as the god of sleep but that's about it. Also I love that you feature books

[@elizabethadebanjo8736]

Great video!😁

[@dezi5695]

Had no clue there were this many myths about the god of sleep! Nice! I hope soon we can hear more about the rest of the Olympians. I did a head count and you've only covered about 7 of the 12. Though the list of WHO the 12 olympians changes from time to time. Im excited to see a video on the the twins Apollo and Artemis, and definitely one on dionysus

[@johnericgomez615]

I love ur video since I am such a big fun of mythology keep posting

[@dominiccollins4304]

Love you channel dude

[@rosepetal84]

Thank you for the video :)

[@LuinTathren]

Can I request that you make a videos on the Iliad and the Odyssey? I realize how ambitious this would be. Maybe a series of videos. I read The Odyssey in high school and fell in love with it. I'm still waiting for a great director to make movies from the books.

[@briannachrastina6018]

This was completely new to me! Who would have thought we would use their names in another form for neurological words today! Thanks Jon Solo!

[@4Just1Girl]

Love that you brought up Phobiteir (Fear) Since when I did some research of my own last year on Horses and Horse creatures in World Mythologies, I came chariot learning that The God of War, Ares, actually owned a pair of War horses he named Phobos and Deimos (Phobos was the great winged bringer of Fear, and Deimos was the great winged harbinger of Dread). and also The Winged Horses called Shade and Shadow were the Chariot carriers that guided the Night Goddess, Nyx across the vast areas of the sky bringing the blanket of Darkness over the lands until the Sun rose in the morning.

[@billberndtson]

Great video as always :)

[@rubyambler2005]

Love Gunther! And this was a mostly new God for me...I had heard of him but just barely. Great job as always!

[@iamcoolalot]

very entertaining and well researched. good video.

[@lanchesnut1779]

Good episode mate.

[@carlogagliano8162]

Very well done. I learned a lot

[@necroarcanistxiii]

When speaking of Hypnos' extensive family, Thanatos is sometimes said to be his twin brother, as Thanatos is said to be the incarnation of peaceful death, not just death in general.

[@Metsugolden]

Well Hypnos was the name of the Tyrant in Resident Evil survivor so that was my first introduction to him.

[@jahlivyaharvey4174]

Anytime I need info for history (specifically Greek/Roman) school work your channel is where I come

[@sallywerner4011]

I swear I literally fell asleep watching this video and woke up to another one of your videos playing

[@iv2joshuamaraj475]

This is new information thanks solo

[@themaster3305]

I was just playing Hades and I got this recommended. It’s kinda impressive how accurate my recommendations are these days. Like I’m being watched haha!

[@emilyconcannon]

Love this!!!

[@slayerman517]

I love learning mythology I didn’t know about hypnos or nyx until I played hades and started learning of them but it’s incredible to know that, a god I once thought was unstoppable unless Olympus unified against him would be scared of another god, it’s great to learn these kinds of things

[@Theoteta]

Well done!!! Greetings from Greece!!!

[@cithvalentine1790]

This is the coolest one yet.. I love everything sleep

[@Skyking_john]

Great video

[@meetaverma8372]

Hypnos: the Patron God of most of us

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

Nice use of using Hade's Hypnos

[@InThisEssayIWill...]

Dude, Same. Love sleep that is. So much.

[@agnieszkabattrick2460]

I loves these Greek mythology videos. It actually gotten me to read the Iliad!

[@Belovedblood]

Usually don't comment on videos but I like how you got over 2.5 k in the first 4 hours awesome. Love your channel. Always impressed with your research.

[@TheAdeybob]

they're not paying you enough for sponsor ads, man...not for the effort you put in. Honest to god..yours is the only channel where I actually watch the sponsored ads - and that's *only* because you make them enjoyable.

[@crowhogan6854]

Hypnos was featured prominently as one of the final villains on the manga Saint Seiya. A story about the guardian protectors of Athena fighting the greek pantheon to save Earth. Hypnos is one of Hades' guardians in that series.

[@80wolfmanrob]

Great job as always I especially like the fact you challenged the list of sons and went back to original writing to find out. Do a list of the most powerful weapons in Greek mythology does good then you do other mythologies. God battles Thor versus Zeus or Hercules versus Loki and list their powers to give your opinion on who would win. Just a thought if you need anymore ideas I have a bunch and they all relate to stuff from your channel.

[@adrianisidontknow]

I've never been this early to anything in my life lmao

[@conmcnard8468]

Always love your video's ❤❤❤loving some doggy pics as well😄

[@niip9284]

I absolutely love you, I do, and I've watched you for so long, but as a greek and as a former linguistics student I have to tell you... In greek, whenever there is an "oi" in a word or name, especially if it's at the end, it's always plural, and especially because it's plural, "o" and "i" makes an "ee" sound. We don't read it as two sounds, it's a unified sound that would be close to the way you would pronounce "ee" in "sleep"... XD So Moirai, Oneiroi and any other "oi" you encounter in greek mythology, it's usually one "ee" sound ;)

[@kyuristale6760]

Thank you for your hard work Mr. Jon, I've learned so much about Greek mythology from you than school all throughout this years. I hope to be able to watch your videos till the last(^^)

[@nadiateague6742]

I hoard all your videos and watch them in one long mythological binge !

[@blavkbee15]

I'm always learning about Greek gods and goddesses and in the most entertaining way, thank you John

[@deshuncarrington6514]

New to me info thanks

[@stacysimpson9434]

Love this thanks

[@ghostwriterrt]

About the Oneiroi: I always imagined that there are 2 generations. The first one are the sons of Nyx and brothers to Hypnos. The second one are the children of Hypnos/Somnus including Phobetor, Phantasos and Morpheus. And it makes sense. Since these 3 only appear in Ovids Methamorphoses it takes place after the trojan war and after Aeneas founded rome. So after Hypnos married Pasithea.

[@orleansartist6095]

Good job on this one, I love your channel. Have you thought of going into the origins of the Egyptian queen of Scotland? Scota

[@lukeglicksman1291]

Cool info

[@StoneOfMoon]

I literally put on Jon Solo to help me sleep tonight. Starting on a good video 😎