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Somnus

Sleep

The god Sleep, the fourth chorus's great consoler: brother of Death, son of Astraea, who comes alike to king and slave; invoked to heal the maddened hero.

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Mentioned in 19 works (74 total)

Consolation to Polybius philosophy · 2 mentions
On Anger philosophy · 4 mentions
Hercules (Mad) tragedy · 7 mentions
The Trojan Women tragedy · 2 mentions
Medea tragedy · 2 mentions
On the Shortness of Life philosophy · 3 mentions
Phaedra tragedy · 4 mentions
Oedipus tragedy · 2 mentions
Agamemnon tragedy · 2 mentions
Thyestes tragedy · 1 mention
Hercules on Oeta tragedy · 5 mentions
The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius satire · 1 mention
Octavia tragedy · 4 mentions
On Mercy philosophy · 1 mention
On Benefits philosophy · 2 mentions
On Tranquility of Mind philosophy · 2 mentions
Moral Letters to Lucilius philosophy · 25 mentions
Natural Questions philosophy · 2 mentions
On Providence philosophy · 3 mentions

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