Somnus
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She summoned her messenger Iris and ordered her to go to the house of Somnus, God of Sleep, and bid him send a dream to Alcyone to tell her the truth about Ceyx.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Somnus consented, and having done as Juno desired, he hurried down to the Grecian fleet with a message to Neptune.
From The Story of Troy by Michael Clarke
To bed we go, and Somnus touches our eyes with his wand of poppies.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
Last night as I was wooing Somnus in vain, an idea came into my head.
From Valerie by Frederick Marryat
She had partly turned away at my impassioned outburst, but the assurance I gave that Somnus had been dumb brought a hint of the fascinating curve to her lips.
From Wings of the Wind by Credo Fitch Harris
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