Oneiros - Definition and Overview

In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi were the sons of Hypnos, the god of sleep. They were personifications of dreams—black-winged daemons—and they were said to live on the shores of the Ocean in the far West, in a cavern near the border of Hades. The gods sent dreams to mortals from one of two gates located there: true dreams emerged from a gate made of horn, whereas false dreams threaded their way from a gate fashioned of ivory.

The most powerful of the Oneiroi was Morpheus, and his brothers were Icelus, Phobetor and Phantasos.

1. Hypnos
2. Morpheus
3. Icelus
4. Phantasos
5. Phobetor

External links

• The Greek Story (of Dreams) (http://publish.uwo.ca/~ckwan/mit220/Dreams/history/greek.htm)
• The Oneiroi (http://www.theoi.com/Khaos/Oneiroi.html)