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In Greek mythology, dreams were sometimes personified as Oneiros (Dream) or Oneiroi (Dreams). In the Iliad of Homer, Zeus sends an Oneiros to appear to Agamemnon in a dream, while in Hesiod's Theogony, the Oneiroi are the sons of Nyx (Night), and brothers of Hypnos (Sleep). | In Greek mythology, dreams were sometimes personified as [[Oneiros]] (Dream) or [[Oneiroi]] (Dreams). In the Iliad of Homer, Zeus sends an Oneiros to appear to Agamemnon in a dream, while in Hesiod's Theogony, the Oneiroi are the sons of Nyx (Night), and brothers of Hypnos (Sleep). | ||
For the ancient Greeks, dreams were not generally personified. However a few instances of the personification of dreams, some perhaps solely poetic, can be found in ancient Greek sources. | For the ancient Greeks, dreams were not generally personified. However a few instances of the personification of dreams, some perhaps solely poetic, can be found in ancient Greek sources. | ||