The Iliad

The Iliad by Homer

The epic poem includes the earliest written report of the god of sleep, Hypnos. Hera calls upon a reluctant Hypnos to put Zeus to sleep, so that Poseidon may rally the Greeks against the Trojans.

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Homer. Iliad. Trans. Stanley Lombardo. Indianapolis: Hackett, 1997.