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| Keywords: Greek - Winged Hypnos - Walters 48291.jpg 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 century 4 3 BC terracotta cm 13 accession number 48 291 15143 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
