Oneiroi
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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.
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)