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Hypnos is the personification of sleep in Greek mythology. He is the son of Nyx and Erebus, and the twin of Thanatos ("death"). Both he and his brother live in the underworld.

Endymion was a handsome shepherd boy of Asia Minor, the mortal lover of the moon goddess Selene. Each night he was kissed to sleep by her. She begged Zeus to grant him eternal life so she might be able to embrace him forever. Zeus complied, putting Endymion into eternal sleep and each night Selene visits him on Mt. Latmus, near Milete, in Asia Minor.
It is said that Hypnos gave Endymion the power of sleeping with open eyes so he could see his beloved Selene.
Image size
4592x3056px 5.75 MB
Make
SONY
Model
NEX-3
Shutter Speed
1/50 second
Aperture
F/18.0
Focal Length
200 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Mar 12, 2013, 12:02:50 PM
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