Hera summoned Hypnos and asked him to put Zeus to sleep. They destroyed much of the city, and killed the king.
Years before the Trojan War began, he took his men on an expedition to Troy. His mother was Zeus’s human mistress, Alcmene, and Heracles soon grew big and strong. Heracles was conceived during one of her husband’s numerous affairs. Hera didn’t care for Zeus’s son Heracles from the time he was born. Two of the most famous tales are based on text from Homer’s Iliad and reveal how Hypnos outsmarted and overpowered Zeus, the king of the gods, under the direction of the goddess Hera, the wife of Zeus. There are numerous myths related to the god of sleep. Another myth suggests that he lived under the Greek island of Lemnos, in a cave that had the river of forgetfulness flowing through it. Some believe he lived in the underworld in a dark cave lined with opiate blooms. There are different stories regarding the home of Hypnos.
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